Delta packaging and distribution center closed by Fraser Health due to COVID-19 outbreak
Posted October 3, 2020 9:20 am.
Last Updated October 3, 2020 9:22 am.
DELTA (NEWS 1130) — A distribution center in Delta has been closed by Fraser Health following a COVID-19 outbreak.
On Saturday, Fraser Health Authority revealed 23 employees of Valhalla Distribution have tested positive for the virus.
“To date, 23 employees of the facility have tested positive for COVID-19,” a release reads. “Fraser Health is screening employees at the facility, and case and contact management are ongoing. Those identified as cases and close contacts have been instructed to self-isolate.”
Fraser Health has inspected the site and is working to strengthen screening measures.
The health authority became aware of a potential outbreak at the distribution centre on Sept. 20 when an employee tested positive for the virus.
A #COVID19 outbreak has been declared at a distribution centre in #Delta. 23 employees at Valhalla Distribution have tested positive according to @Fraserhealth. The health authority says it first became aware of potential outbreak on Sept 20. It has closed the facility. @NEWS1130
— Monika Gul (@MonikaGul) October 3, 2020
