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State health officials monitoring outbreak of possible norovirus
<!--sub headline-->Outbreak of highly infectious virus reported at half dozen health care facilities
UPDATED 6:18 PM HST Jan 10, 2013
Wahiawa General Hospital officials hope the worst is over after an illness spread at an alarming rate over the weekend and into Monday.
The hospital said the outbreak affected 26 patients and six staff, but it was primarily to the first floor of its long-term care unit.
"Sunday we had 15 new patients, who were exhibiting symptoms and we had four on Tuesday, four on Wednesday and one on Thursday," said Don Olden, CEO of Wahiawa General Hospital.
Read more: http://www.kitv.com/State-health-of...18090944/-/lqnki1z/-/index.html#ixzz2HdeYQiUQ
<!--sub headline-->Outbreak of highly infectious virus reported at half dozen health care facilities
UPDATED 6:18 PM HST Jan 10, 2013
Wahiawa General Hospital officials hope the worst is over after an illness spread at an alarming rate over the weekend and into Monday.
The hospital said the outbreak affected 26 patients and six staff, but it was primarily to the first floor of its long-term care unit.
"Sunday we had 15 new patients, who were exhibiting symptoms and we had four on Tuesday, four on Wednesday and one on Thursday," said Don Olden, CEO of Wahiawa General Hospital.
Read more: http://www.kitv.com/State-health-of...18090944/-/lqnki1z/-/index.html#ixzz2HdeYQiUQ