Health officials in San Bernardino County have announced that an additional 12 elderly people were diagnosed with the virus two days after an 89-year-old woman living in a nursing home in Yucaipa died associated with the coronavirus. They said residents of a nursing home in a nearby mentor also had symptoms of the disease.

“This is the first instance of COVID-19 intensive in our county,” said Dr. Elingstafsson, a county health agency representative, in a statement. “The county will do everything within its capacity and authority to minimize the tragedy that this pandemic can bring to our community.”

According to county spokesperson David Wert, the county does not disclose the name of the facility. He said he had not yet had information about the condition of the patient.

The county “makes testing easier” for all residents and staff at both facilities, Wort said. there were 76 positive cases of COVID-19 and three virus-related deaths In San Bernardino County as of Saturday afternoon.

The elderly and those with underlying disorders are at increased risk for serious complications from COVID-19. And the nursing home Considered the virus “complete storm environment”Due to the age of the resident, many are at the basis of chronic health conditions, and facilities are often not equipped to prevent the spread of infection within and beyond walls.

75% of US nursing homes are quoted According to a USA TODAY analysis of federal laboratory data, infection could not be properly monitored and controlled in the last three years. These citations were as mild as paperwork issues and were so severe that nursing homes did not tell state authorities about the outbreak, as unsupervised workers spread the disease to patients.

of Transfer of healthcare workers between regional facilities A study published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine could also contribute to the spread of the virus. The study focused on an outbreak in Washington State, with 167 COVID-19-positive cases affecting 101 residents, 50 healthcare workers, and 16 visitors in one nursing home. Related to facility.

“Staff working at multiple facilities during illness and the transfer of patients from one facility to another may introduce COVID-19 to some of these facilities,” the report said. discovered.

To Prevent the rapid transmission of coronavirus in nursing homesAccording to a study published Friday in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Report, skilled nursing homes and all long-term care facilities should take “preventive measures” to prevent the introduction of the virus. Such steps include restricting non-essential personnel from entering the building, asking staff to monitor for fever and other symptoms, and screening all staff at the beginning of the symptom shift Includes

Once the virus was introduced to the facility, the report said that the facility should take aggressive steps to limit its spread, including limiting resident interactions between residents. Healthcare professionals on the premises state that face masks should always be used and, if possible, CDC recommended personal protective equipment should be worn for the care of all residents.

Riverside County officials released some positive coronavirus news on Thursday, COVID-19 cases associated with Rancho Mirage Nursing Home did not lead to further cases Of illness in the facility.

County officials reported on March 13 that patients who spent time at the Rancho Mirage Health Rehabilitation Center tested positive for COVID-19. A 73-year-old female patient who acquired the virus in the fight against leukemia died on March 16.

The county health authorities immediately tested coronavirus on the remaining residents and employees of the 99-bed facility and collected approximately 200 samples. Of these, only one other woman (a woman in her 30s who contracted at the facility) was positive for the virus. She was isolated at home and expected to recover. The case was previously reported on March 19.

“All other patients and employees at Rancho Mirage’s skilled nursing home have been licensed,” a county spokeswoman Brook Federico said in a text message on Thursday. “There are no other confirmed cases of COVID-19 at this facility.”

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Rebecca Plevin is a reporter for The Desert Sun. Contact her at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @rebeccaplevin. USA TODAY contributed to this report.

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