
COVID-19 outbreak declared at nephrology unit of a B.C. hospital
Sep 2, 2020 | 3:06 PM
VANCOUVER — A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared in the nephrology unit at a hospital in Surrey, B.C.
Fraser Health’s interim chief medical health officer says a patient tested positive for the virus on Tuesday.
Dr. Elizabeth Brodkin says the unit at Surrey Memorial Hospital has fewer than a dozen patients, and staff are being monitored and screened.
She says the unit is closed to new patients and it is not expecting visitors.