The outbreak of COVID-19 at Ridge Meadows Hospital is now over.
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry made the announcement along with Minister of Health Adrian Dix Monday afternoon during the first daily COVID-19 briefing of the week.
Fraser Health first announced the outbreak on Thursday, Nov. 5.
The outbreak was declared after evidence of transmission in a rehabilitation unit and included one patient and one staff member who tested positive for the disease.
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Only one unit was affected by the outbreak and was temporarily closed to admissions.
In addition to Ridge Meadows Hospital, four other health-care centres were also declared free from an outbreak – Hawthorne Seniors Care Community, Lakeview Care Centre, Sunset Manor, Valley Haven Care Home.
However, six other health-care facilities across the province have new outbreaks.
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There has also been an outbreak at a mink farm in the Fraser Health region.
The province announced 2,020 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend – 647 new cases from Dec. 4-5, 726 new cases from Dec. 5-6, and 647 new cases from Dec. 6-7.
There was also an additional 35 new COVID-19 related deaths.
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