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A woman who attended a wedding at a Westmount synagogue just over a week ago has tested positive for COVID-19.

The woman lives at the King David seniors’ residence in Côte-St-Luc, the city’s mayor, Mitchell Brownstein, said Friday. They were rushed to a hospital on Tuesday night.

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Hundreds of people attended the wedding on March 12 at Congregation Shaar Hashomayim on Kensington Ave. The ceremony took place the same day Quebec Premier François Legault banned all gatherings of more than 250 people in the province to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

Senior rabbi Adam Scheier wrote to congregation members Friday to inform them of the COVID-19 case just as Montreal called on the city’s religious institutions to close all places of worship.

Dr. Mylène Drouin, head of Montreal’s public health department, said Friday she has spoken to religious leaders in the city. Churches, mosques and synagogues have shut their doors, with the Catholic Church of Montreal confirming Friday afternoon it had closed all of its places of worship until further notice.