Outbreak at Carroll Co. nursing home

Outbreak at Carroll Co. nursing home

COUNTY WHO DIED WAS ONE OF6━PEOPLE LIVING AT A NURSINGHOME IN MOUNT AIRY WHO HAVEBEEN INFECTED WITHCORONAVIRUS.

WMA━2 NEWSMEGAN KNIGHT IS LIVE OUTSIDETHE GROUNDS OF THE PLEASANTVIEW NURSING HOME& MEGAN, WHATARE THEY DOING TO MAKE SUREOTHER PEOPLE LIVING THEREDONTHE STAFF WHO WORKS HERE ATPLEASANT VIEW ARE BEINGSCREENED EVERY TIME THEY ENTTHE PROPERTY.

AND OTHERRESIDENTS WHO ARE SHOWINGSYMPTOMS ARE BEING KEPT IISOLATION.

CARROLL COUNTYHEALTH OFFICIALS SAY OF THE 66RESIDENTS WHO TESTED POSITIVEFOR CORONAVIRUS ON FRIDAY& 11OF THEM ARE STILL IN THEHOSPITAL.

ONE MAN IN HIS 90WHO LIVED AT THE NURSING HOMEDIED FROM IT OVER THE WEEKEND.THE COUNTYED SINGER, SAYS THE NURSINGHOME CAN HOLD UP TO 104RESIDENTS& AND THAT EVERYONEHAS NOW BEEN TESTED ANDTHEYRESULTS.

Ed Singer, CarrollCounty Health Officer This isrelatively contained as anoutbreak within in a facility.Itcommunity should be overlyalarmed about and we are doingeverything we can to addressit.

HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEREIS A STAFFING SHORTAGE ATPLEASANT VIEW.

SOME WORKERSARE AFRAID TO COME IN& WHILEOTHERS ARE SHOWING SYMPTOMSAND STAYING AT HOME.

CARROLLHOSPITAL IS PROVIDINGADDITIONAL STAFF& AND THEHEALTH DEPARTMENT IS GIVINGTHE NURSING HOME MOREPROTECTIVE GEAR FOR ITSEMPLOYEES.

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