Hospital outbreak leaves six dead
March 12, 2021
Norwegian health officials are saddened and deeply disturbed by the deaths of six elderly patients following an outbreak of the Corona virus at a hospital in southeastern Norway. “This is something we have not experienced during the entire Corona year behind us,” said Dr Jon Birger Haug, a specialist in infectious diseases.
The relatively new Østfold Kalnes Hospital sprawls over a large area just north of Sarpsborg in southeastern Norway. PHOTO: Sykehuset Østfold
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VG reported Friday that the outbreak occurred after an employee tested positive to the Corona virus in early February. Within just a few days, 23 people on staff at the Østfold Kalnes Hospital had also tested positive, along with 10 patients.