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22 PATIENTS AT St Columcille’s Hospital in Dublin tested positive for Covid-19 after an outbreak emerged at the hospital.
The outbreak began with an asymptomatic patient in a hospital ward, a hospital spokesman said. The patient developed symptoms and was subsequently tested for Covid-19.
The hospital is located in Loughlinstown, in South County Dublin.
The spokesperson said in a statement: “The surveillance process was immediately implemented by the Infection Control and Microbiology teams and all patients and staff considered close contacts were subsequently evaluated.”
The spokesperson said the hospital’s covid outbreak committee, which is led and briefed by a consulting microbiologist, the infection prevention and control team, and other health officials, have been meeting daily since the outbreak.
They added that progress has been made to stabilize the situation.
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“The Medical Evaluation Unit and Injury Unit, Scheduled Care services and Outpatient Services remain open and are not affected,” the spokesperson said.
There are outbreaks in several other hospitals across the country, with 12 Covid-19 positive patients at Naas General Hospital as of Tuesday.
87 Naas Hospital staff members were out of work earlier this week due to positive Covid-19 tests or being a close contact for a confirmed case.
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