3 patients at Michigan psychiatric hospitals have coronavirus, officials say
State health officials announced three cases of coronavirus among patients at its Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Saline and Walter Reuther Psychiatric Hospital in Westland.
Two of the positive cases are patients at Walter Reuther and one is at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry. In addition, three staff members at Walter Reuther have tested positive for COVID-19.
Michigan Department of Health and Humans Services made the announcement Tuesday. No additional information was released about the patients or staff who tested positive.
“Our primary focus is the health and safety of our staff and the patients at our state hospitals,” said MDHHS Director Robert Gordon. “We treat the spread of COVID-19 with the greatest seriousness and are taking many steps to address it.”
Several weeks ago, isolation units were equipped in each of the state’s five psychiatric hospitals, according to the state.
Additional cleaning measures have been undertaken at the facilities and staff and patients have been monitored closely for COVID-19 symptoms for the last two weeks. The hospital also stopped allowing visitors at the hospitals two weeks ago.
All State of Michigan psychiatric hospitals adhere to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines in regard to COVID-19.
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