A health care worker at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital has tested positive for the coronavirus.In a statement, the hospital said that patients and staff who may have had contact with the infected worker are being contacted. Brigham and Women did not specify where the employee worked.“The Brigham Health community has been preparing for this eventuality and has taken every precaution to protect our patients, their loved ones and our staff during this unprecedented pandemic,” a hospital spokesperson wrote in the statement emailed to reporters.Brigham and Women's Hospital has several facilities in and around Boston.

A health care worker at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital has tested positive for the coronavirus.



In a statement, the hospital said that patients and staff who may have had contact with the infected worker are being contacted. Brigham and Women did not specify where the employee worked.


“The Brigham Health community has been preparing for this eventuality and has taken every precaution to protect our patients, their loved ones and our staff during this unprecedented pandemic,” a hospital spokesperson wrote in the statement emailed to reporters.

Brigham and Women's Hospital has several facilities in and around Boston.