There are now a total of three health-care workers who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 at Kingston Health Sciences Centre’s (KHSC) hospitals.
KFL&A Public Health has also announced a total of 47 novel coronavirus cases in the region as of Thursday afternoon. Last week, KHSC announced one health-care worker at Kingston General Hospital was diagnosed with the virus.
Global News learned Thursday that number had jumped to three. In a statement sent to Global News, Dr. David Pichora, KHSC’s president and CEO, said these three cases have not hindered operations at Hotel Dieu or Kingston General Hospital. “As part of our enhanced infection prevention and control procedures to help reduce the transmission of COVID-19, KHSC has been restricting