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The owners of the Kilminchy Lodge nursing home in Portlaoise have confirmed that three residents of the home who tested positive for Covid-19 have died and a fourth has been hospitalized for treatment.
In a statement to RTÉ News, the company said it wanted to thank the medical support provided by the General Hospital of Portlaoise.
He also thanked the nursing home staff who, he said, “have given their unselfish and tireless dedication to caring for our residents at this time.”
It is understood that staff members were asked to stay in hotels in an effort to contain the outbreak.
Kilminchy, which is owned by Brindley Group, said the nursing home continues to be supported by Public Health and is working closely with the Health Services Executive and the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA).
There has been no change in the number of residents testing positive at the Kilminchy Lodge Nursing Home. In the past seven days, no other residents or staff members have tested positive.
A second round of testing was conducted on October 8, results were released on October 10, and no additional new positive cases were found.
Twenty-one residents and 10 staff members initially tested positive for Covid-19 on October 5.
The company said that, in accordance with the legislation, all deaths that occurred inside the nursing home have been reported to the county coroner in Laois.
“Since the outbreak, two Covid-positive residents have unfortunately died inside the nursing home and these two deaths were reported to the coroner. One resident sadly passed away at Portlaoise General Hospital,” he said in a statement.
The company said that no cases of Covid-19 have been detected in any of the other eight Brindley Group nursing homes, apart from the one already reported at the Brindley Manor nursing home in Donegal last week.
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