ROANOKE, Va. – As of Wednesday afternoon, Carilion health facilities have tested 165 patients for COVID-19, according to Dr. Patrice M. Weiss, Carilion Clinic’s Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer.
Of the 165 tests, Carilion has received about a third of them back negative. The remaining two-thirds are still pending.
During a news conference Wednesday, Weiss announced that over the past few weeks, about 100 Carilion employees have been quarantined out of an abundance of caution.