Toronto Western Hospital has seen four outbreaks of COVID-19 dating back to April 18, affecting multiple staff members and patients.
A University Health Network (UHN) spokesperson confirmed the outbreaks to Global News on Tuesday. “We had an outbreak on 4B which was declared on April 18,” said Gillian Howard. “On April 30, we declared outbreaks on 8A, 8B and 3B.” The infected units are now closed to new admissions, Howard said, adding the hospital sees between 25 and 30 COVID-19 positive patients on a daily basis.
UHN sees anywhere between 75 and 80 patients on an everyday basis. Howard said the hospital has tested 2,028 UHN staff members with 79 coming back positive.