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Two seniors care home workers — one in Langley and one in Surrey — have tested positive for COVID-19.

The Fraser Health Authority says a staff member of Elim Village–The Harrison and a community health worker supporting Chartwell Independent Living at Langley Gardens have been diagnosed with the illness and are at home in self-isolation.

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Fraser Health officials are at both care homes to communicate the situation with residents and families.

Elim Village–The Harrison, owned by Elim Christian Care Society, is a retirement community in Surrey with long-term care, assisted living and independent living. The staff member provided care in long-term care.

Chartwell Independent Living at Langley Gardens, owned by Chartwell Retirement Residences, is a seniors community in Langley with long-term care, assisted living and independent living. The home care worker provided care within their independent living.

These are the third and fourth facilities in Fraser Health where a staff member or community health worker tested positive. There is one facility in Fraser Health where a resident tested positive.

Dr. Martin Lavoie, Fraser Health chief medical health officer, believes, at both facilities, the cases were caught early enough to prevent spread and no additional transmission has been detected.

“We have absolutely no evidence to suggest that there is actually spread of COVID-19 in those facilities, but that’s why we’re doing all this work and if anybody becomes symptomatic we isolate them, and we test them and then we go from there” said Lavoie.