PALMERSTON – A COVID outbreak has been declared at the Palmerston and District Hospital.
According to a statement on the North Wellington Healthcare Alliance website, the Palmerston and District Hospital (PDH) has been experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19 since April 8.
As a result, no inpatient visiting is permitted for anyone except essential care partners.
Masks are also now required at the hospital and staff are asking people to practice physical distancing.
PDH remains open for admissions, the emergency department, diagnostic imaging, ambulatory care and day surgery.
Carressant Care in Harriston has been experiencing a facility-wide COVID-19 outbreak since April 4.
Isabel Buckmaster is the Local Journalism Initiative reporter for GuelphToday. LJI is a federally-funded program.
