Mary Wilson
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Published June 26, 2023• Updated on June 28, 2023 at 5:14 pm
By Michael Rosenfield
The masking mandate inside hospitals in Massachusetts was, by and large, lifted in May, and face coverings became optional.
But now, there's been a cluster of COVID-19 cases at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. ...
A hospital spokesperson says the facility detected a cluster of COVID cases among staff and patients, isolated those patients, and reinstated universal masking in the affected unit.
As of Monday night, Beth Israel had not said how many people were diagnosed with COVID. Tuesday, hospital officials said there were under 20 cases.
The Department of Public Health further clarified Wednesday that 12 staff members and seven patients were infected, with no critical illness reported and none being transferred to intensive care. ...
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/loca...nt-in-unit-affected-by-covid-cluster/3076733/
By Michael Rosenfield
The masking mandate inside hospitals in Massachusetts was, by and large, lifted in May, and face coverings became optional.
But now, there's been a cluster of COVID-19 cases at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. ...
A hospital spokesperson says the facility detected a cluster of COVID cases among staff and patients, isolated those patients, and reinstated universal masking in the affected unit.
As of Monday night, Beth Israel had not said how many people were diagnosed with COVID. Tuesday, hospital officials said there were under 20 cases.
The Department of Public Health further clarified Wednesday that 12 staff members and seven patients were infected, with no critical illness reported and none being transferred to intensive care. ...
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/loca...nt-in-unit-affected-by-covid-cluster/3076733/