Huntsvillle Hospital Coronavirus

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We have team coverage for you on the spread of the coronavirus across north alabama.

First, we start with waay 31's rodneya ross.

She is live outside of huntsville hospital, where one employee was confirmed to have the coronavirus.

Rodneya?

Right now we know 15 other staff members are in quarantine after coming into contact with the infected employee.

We also know the quarantined staff members were tested for the virus as well.

For now -- we're told this isn't having an impact on staffing needs at the hospital.

That's because the amount of patients they're seeing is down right now.

We asked hospital ceo david spillers how they're notifying patients that came into contact with the employee.

Take a listen to what he had to say david spillers, huntsville hospital ceo, "anytime a staff member tests positive or even is quarantined to potentially be positive we track back everybody that the employee has come in contact with and make sure they get monitored as well."

Spillers said the hospital has enough supplies to treat patients at this time and another shipment of supplies should be arriving this week.

Spillers told us even thought the hospital has enough staff to treat patients right now -- this could change if the