EDMONTON -- A patient at the Edmonton General Continuing Care site has tested positive for COVID-19.
An 89-year-old woman who was transferred from the Sturgeon Hospital on Tuesday has tested positive.
Covenant Health, which runs the facility, said she was put into isolation when she arrived.
Alberta only declares an outbreak at a continuing care facility if two or more cases are reported, but a spokesperson for the ministry of health confirmed that outbreak control measures are in place at the facility.
Staff will be tested, even if they do not show symptoms.
New admissions will not be allowed, and visitors will no longer be allowed at the site. Staff must also notify employers if they are working at other sites.
So far there have been 415 cases of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities in Alberta, and 48 deaths.
