Ongoing monitoring and testing has identified additional COVID-19 cases associated with an outbreak declared October 19, 2021 on the Inpatient Unit at Bulkley Valley District Hospital (BVDH) in Smithers.
To date, five patients have tested positive for COVID-19 in association with the outbreak; sadly, one of those patients has passed away.
Confirmation of an additional case is not unexpected, given the focus on testing and ongoing monitoring. Public health officials will be monitoring the situation carefully over coming weeks and will only declare the outbreak over when they are confident that chains of transmission have been stopped.
The outbreak declaration does not include the Maternity section of the BVDH Inpatient Unit, at this time.
Enhanced outbreak control measures remain in place at Bulkley Valley District Hospital.
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