Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre officials say a COVID-19 outbreak has been declared after four patients at a surgical suite have tested positive for coronavirus.A spokesperson told Global News the outbreak was formally declared on Sunday at an acute care surgical unit.
The announcement was made in a statement on Monday.The statement said an outbreak is declared when two or more patients being treated for other issues test positive for the virus.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“Recently as part of our normal surveillance, we identified a patient with COVID-19, which led us to rapidly assess the unit and test all patients,” it said.“In total we have identified four cases, and two of those patients.