Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak on the Kidd 7 unit of the Kingston General Hospital (KGH) site after one patient and two staff members tested positive for COVID-19. The Connell 9 unit also remains in outbreak status at this time.
KFL&A Public Health has been notified, and KHSC is in the process of notifying patients, visitors and staff affected by the outbreak. Meanwhile KHSC is in the process of completing the necessary contact tracing and testing for individuals on the unit. However, as this outbreak was limited to a very specific area of the unit, the rest of Kidd 7 will remain open to patient admissions while the proper control measures are put in place.
KHSC’s top priority is the safety of our patients, health-care workers and community. KHSC thanks everyone for helping to prevent the spread of the virus within the hospital, including adherence to our screening processes, masking requirements and visitor restrictions.
