23 patients and 30 staff members: Carrier Clinic in Belle Mead deals with COVID-19 outbreak
The Carrier Clinic in Belle Mead is dealing with an outbreak of COVID-19 cases, consisting of 23 patients and 30 staff members testing positive.
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Nov 13, 2020, 11:03 AM
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549ds agoThe Carrier Clinic in Belle
Mead is dealing with an outbreak of COVID-19 cases, consisting of 23 patients
and 30 staff members testing positive.
Patients have been
transferred to other Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals following the
positive tests.
Staff members are self-isolating
for the next 10 days. All employees must undergo a screening before being
allowed in the building. No in-person visits are allowed.
Hackensack Meridian released
a statement, saying, “We continue to follow all rigorous protocols established
by the CDC and the New Jersey Department of Health. Experts from the network's
clinical teams and infectious disease teams are closely monitoring the
situation."
News 12 is told contact
tracing is ongoing at this time, as well as intensive
cleaning of all facilities and treatment
areas.
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