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Over 700 employees self-isolating due to COVID-19, says Community Medical Center
by Peter Lopez
Wednesday, January 12th 2022

FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — Community Medical Center has announced that hundreds of hospital employees are self-isolating due to exposure to COVID-19. The Center also mentioned that a large percentage of those checked into Community Medical hospitals with COVID are not vaccinated.

According to CMC, 717 community hospital employees are self-isolating due to being exposed to COVID-19 and many of those are at home as they wait for COVID test results to come back.

Of that 717, however, 690 employees are COVID positive.

“This reflects how contagious the Omicron variant is to the public and how important it is to be vaccinated, wear a mask and socially distance,” said Senior VP and System Chief Medical Officer, Thomas Utecht, M.D.

CMC says, just in the last week, 280 patients have checked into community hospitals with COVID-19 and 71% of those individuals were not vaccinated against the virus. This, Utchet says, along with other uncontrollable issues, has put a strain on local hospitals . . . .

https://kmph.com/news/local/over-700...d-19-says-crmc