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St Charles identifies source of COVID-19 outbreak at Redmond hospital

St. Charles identifies source of COVID-19 outbreak at Redmond hospital BEND, Ore. – St. Charles Health System’s investigation of a COVID-19 outbreak at its Redmond hospital revealed that the source was a COVID-positive patient.    The patient who had underlying health conditions that at times made it difficult to wear a mask was admitted to St. Charles Redmond on Dec. 31 and was initially tested twice for COVID-19. Because both tests resulted negative, St. Charles caregivers continued to wear droplet precaution personal protective equipment (PPE).     On Jan. 6, the patient was tested a third time for COVID-19, and that test resulted positive.     After performing an investigation with the assistance of Deschutes County Health Services and the Oregon Health Authority, St. Charles’ Infection Prevention team determined the Redmond caregivers’ droplet precaution PPE was overwhelmed by prolonged exposure to the highly symptomatic COVID-positi

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