COVID-19 outbreak at Cariboo hospital

Interior Health (IH) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake.

There is no evidence of patient exposure related to this outbreak, however, four staff members have tested positive for COVID-19.

“Interior Health would like to assure the community that it is safe to come to the hospital for medical care when it is needed,” a news release stated. “A team including infection control practitioners, microbiologists, medical health officers and communicable disease specialists are overseeing the site to ensure all safety protocols are in place.

Contact tracing on confirmed cases is ongoing. All cases and direct contacts are self-isolating.