SHARON, Pa. - Sharon Regional Medical Center has a new tool to use in the fight against COVID-19.

Sharon Regional has installed a Dual Spectrum Body Temperature Measurement Camera System that accurately read the temperature of multiple people simultaneously per second.

The system is designed by InVid Tech, a company based in New York and can read temperatures with an accuracy within .54 degrees.

Sharon Regional is one of the first hospitals in the country to invest in the new technology. Hospital representatives say the system will add an additional layer of safety for employees and patients.

The cameras have been installed at both main entrances including the East State Street entrance and the security screening area at the entrance to the Emergency Care Center and Outpatient Registration.

While the body temperature cameras are not used to diagnose COVID-19, they can identify those with a higher than normal temperature.

The cameras use facial detection to identify people from 9 to 16 feet. This lets people pass through in groups and still have their temperature taken with a small margin of error.

Individual temperatures are displayed through the cameras and temperatures over the 100.1-degree threshold are flagged. A second temperature will be screened manually to see if a medical screening is needed.

Along with the camera system, Sharon Regional has a no visitor policy in place and are enforcing social distancing within their facilities to stop the spread of the coronavirus.