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Halton Public Health has declared a coronavirus outbreak at Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington.Three health care workers and one patient have tested positive for COVID-19, the hospital said in a statement.In consultation with Halton Public Health, a COVID-19 outbreak has been declared on this Medicine inpatient unit. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Joseph Brant Hospital says its Infection Prevention and Control team and Employee Health Services are
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