COVID-19 outbreak in California nursing home kills NINE and infects more than 60 residents and staff
- The outbreak occurred at Watsonville Post Acute Center in Santa Cruz County
- Nine residents have died and more than 60 residents and staff have been infected
- The coronavirus was discovered on Sept. 17 when a resident tested positive
- The resident went to the hospital for unrelated medical reasons at the time
- Upon their return, residents are believed to have infected two dozen other residents
- Seventeen are currently Covid-19-positive and are under quarantine ban while 27 residents tested negative
- The 15 infected staff members are being left alone at home or in a hotel room
A coronavirus outbreak at a nursing home off the central coast of California has killed nine people and infected more than 60 residents and staff, health officials said Wednesday.
The outbreak at the Watsonville Post Acute Center in Santa Cruz County has led to a drop in the rate of new COVID-19 cases across the county and across California.
The first case was found on Sept. 17 when a resident tested positive for Covid-19 after going to the hospital for unrelated medical reasons, said County Deputy Public Health Officer Dr. David. Said David Gilariasi.
He said a quick test showed another two dozen residents were infected with the virus, but they showed no symptoms.
A coronavirus outbreak at the Watsonville Post Acute Center (pictured) in Santa Cruz County has killed nine people and infected more than 60 residents and staff, health officials said Wednesday.
The first case was found on Sept. 17 when a resident tested positive for Covid-19 after going to the hospital for unrelated medical reasons, said County Deputy Public Health Officer Dr. David. Said David Gilariasi. Officials announced five additional deaths on Wednesday
The facility currently has 56 residents. Seventeen are currently Covid-19-positive and have been isolated from other residents.
Twenty-seven residents tested negative, but were isolated due to questionable exposure, and a dozen residents did not show any evidence of disclosure, Ghilaridsi said.
Gillardyce said 15 staff members who tested positive were segregated at home or in a hotel room provided by the county.
This created a staffing problem and members of the National Guard were brought in to help, he said. Half died in the last two weeks, and the rest happened over the weekend, he said.
They represent half of the 18 COVID-19 deaths in the county since the epidemic began.
‘We don’t know right now what causes this blow,’ he said of the epidemic. ‘I’m trying to talk to his medical director every day.’ ‘
Public health workers in the state are also involved, he said.
Other nursing facilities in the county have shown only a handful of cases in recent months, he said.
Skilled nursing facilities were hotspots for COVID-19 infection in the early months of the epidemic.
Last week, Gov. Gavin News (pictured) signed a law requiring skilled nursing facilities to report disease-related deaths during a state-of-the-art emergency to the state’s public health department within 24 hours.
More than 7,847,000 cases of the virus have been reported in California and at least 16,419 people have died. U.S. In now.6. There are more than one million confirmed coronavirus cases and at least 217,762૨ deaths (pictured)
Residents are usually older and have a variety of health problems that put them at risk for serious cases of coronavirus.
At least 4,692 residents and staff members, representing one-third of all COVID-19s in California, have died since the onset of the epidemic, according to the California Department of Public Health.
Last week, Gov. Gavin News signed into law a law requiring skilled nursing facilities to report disease-related deaths during an infectious disease crisis to the state’s public health department within 24 hours.
The move requires nursing homes to have a full-time ‘infection prevention’ on staff and a plan to prevent infection.
More than 7,847,000 cases of the virus have been reported in California and at least 16,419 people have died.
U.S. There are now more than 7.6 million confirmed coronavirus cases and at least 212,762 people have died.
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