A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at the St.Marys Memorial Hospital.
Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance officials say it’s on the hospital’s Inpatient Unit and the action was taken after four patients and one team member tested positive.
An outbreak is declared when two or more confirmed positive virus cases are identified among patients or staff that could have possibly been acquired in the hospital.
The unit is now closed to admissions until further notice.
Family and caregivers are being restricted with the only exception being for palliative patients.
