An ongoing COVID-19 outbreak at Burnaby Hospital was declared after evidence of transmission in a medicine unit, according to Fraser Health.
The outbreak was declared on April 2, 2022.
Fraser Health says a COVID-19 outbreak is declared at an acute care site when at least one staff or patient/resident has been diagnosed with the virus and an investigation indicates that transmission most likely happened in the facility from another patient/resident, visitor or staff.
When asked for a case count, a Fraser Health spokesperson told the NOW the number of cases involving acute care settings is no longer being provided.
"Given the nature of the circulating Omicron variant, we do not share case counts as they no longer provide an accurate reflection of how COVID-19 is impacting patients, staff, and medical staff in acute care settings," an emailed statement said.
"We continue to follow all necessary protocols to contain COVID-19 outbreaks and protect patients, staff and medical staff, including the BC Centre for Disease Control’s outbreak management protocol for acute care settings."
Fraser Health also placed George Derby Centre in Burnaby under a COVID-19 declaration on Monday (April 11).
