Sinai Patient, Northwest Hospital Provider Test Positive For COVID-19

A provider at Northwest Hospital and a patient at Sinai Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19, LifeBridge Health said in a statement Wednesday.

The provider is quarantined at home and has informed their staff. LifeBridge officials said they have identified and are contacting people who may have come into contact with the provider, including patients and employees.

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Staff members at Sinai Hospital are taking appropriate precautions in treating the patient there. Officials said the patient is "doing well" and is expected to be discharged soon.

Over the weekend, a provider at Johns Hopkins Hospital tested positive for the new coronavirus.