CALGARY A outbreak has been declared on one unit at the Peter Lougheed Centre in Calgary after two patients tested positive for COVID-19. One patient has tested positive for the B.1.617.2 variant, the Delta variant first identified in India. Officials said that person was fully immunized. Lab test results for a variant of concern on the second patient are pending. That patient had not been immunized. Neither patient requires ICU care. An investigation is underway, but it is believed that at least one of the two cases is hospital-acquired, read a release from AHS, adding outbreak protocols are being followed.
New outbreak of Delta variant at Peter Lougheed hospital in Calgary
An outbreak involving the Delta variant has been declared on one unit at Peter Lougheed Centre hospital in Calgary, after two patients tested positive for COVID-19.
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Posted: Jun 28, 2021 7:46 PM MT | Last Updated: June 29
Peter Lougheed Centre in northeast Calgary is dealing with an outbreak linked to the Delta variant.(Government of Alberta)
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