Nearly all 16 people who died at COVID-19 in Brookline were residents of the Rehabilitation Facility at Coolidge Corner, the town announced Thursday night.
In a statement, Dr. Suwanee Jet, Director of Health and Human Services at Brookline, said 14 resident residents of Care One in Brookline had died, with more than half of those residents testing positive for coronavirus.
According to the statement, there were at least 45 cases of 87 inhabitants of the facility, and 13 staff tested positive.
“We are deeply saddened by the deaths of the COVID-19 emergency and will continue to provide support to CareOne and the community,” Jett said.
She added that her office expressed concern to CareOne about the continued hospitalization of new residents, “ as a result of the COVID-19, a hospital that treats patients with more pressing needs as a result of COVID-19. We support CareOne’s efforts to support competence. “
Massachusetts General Hospital evaluated CareOne for infection control, and she said the facility passed the test. Care One also agreed to continue to run weekly infection control tests while continuing to accept patients in response to a pandemic, she said.
CareOne officials were not immediately contacted to comment Thursday night.
Rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, and other nursing homes are particularly vulnerable to coronaviruses in and around Massachusetts. Outbreaks in other facilities have led to widespread infection and death, especially in nursing homes and veterans’ facilities.
Special elderly nursing home AdviniaCare at Wilmington Lost at least 25 patients with coronavirus, and Holyoke Soldier House To date, 50 deaths associated with this virus have been reported. COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes in Massachusetts on Tuesday Over 1,000.
“The impact this has had on the people of Care One, who are at the highest risk of serious illness and death from the virus, is really traumatic,” Jett said. Impact on the facility. “
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