The hospital became aware of the outbreak the week of Jan. 25 and initially linked the cluster to 27 cases in the first-floor surgical unit and on the third floor. The number of cases rose to 41 as of Feb. 8 as St. Francis continued testing patients and staff.
In a Feb. 17 update, officials said they are continuing “limited surveillance testing out of an abundance of caution for employees” who work on the affected units. The hospital also resumed admissions to the first-floor surgical unit and continues to isolate COVID-19 patients on the third floor to limit staff interactions between patients who have COVID-19 and those who don’t.
Additional COVID-19 safety measures also remain in place, the hospital said.
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