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Health officials in a Cape Cod town are reporting that about 65% of residents in one nursing home have tested positive for COVID-19.Pleasant Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, which is in Brewster, voluntarily participated in a statewide coronavirus testing program for residents and staff of long-term care facilities after several residents were experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.As of Monday, 60 of Pleasant Bay’s 92 residents have tested positive for COVID-19 after three rounds of testing, according to Brewster officials. Only five residents of the nursing home remain untested.The Town of Brewster has 76 coronavirus cases among its residents, including the 60 cases at Pleasant Bay. This means that the number of cases at the nursing home account for roughly 79% of all COVID-19 cases in the town.Brewster officials did not report any COVID-19-related deaths among Pleasant Bay residents in their latest statement.”Officials from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Massachusetts Bureau of Health Care Safety and Quality, the licensing and enforcement agencies responsible for long-term care facilities, are actively involved in overseeing the response at Pleasant Bay,” reads the statement from Brewster officials. “In addition, Cape Cod Healthcare and the Visiting Nurses Association are ensuring appropriate staffing and personal protective equipment are available to prevent further spread within their facilities and the community at large.”Brewster town officials will continue to monitor the response to COVID-19 cases at Pleasant Bay, even though state agencies license the facility and have authority over its management.
BREWSTER, Mass. —
Health officials in a Cape Cod town are reporting that about 65% of residents in one nursing home have tested positive for COVID-19.
Pleasant Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, which is in Brewster, voluntarily participated in a statewide coronavirus testing program for residents and staff of long-term care facilities after several residents were experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.
As of Monday, 60 of Pleasant Bay’s 92 residents have tested positive for COVID-19 after three rounds of testing, according to Brewster officials. Only five residents of the nursing home remain untested.
The Town of Brewster has 76 coronavirus cases among its residents, including the 60 cases at Pleasant Bay. This means that the number of cases at the nursing home account for roughly 79% of all COVID-19 cases in the town.
Brewster officials did not report any COVID-19-related deaths among Pleasant Bay residents in their latest statement.
“Officials from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Massachusetts Bureau of Health Care Safety and Quality, the licensing and enforcement agencies responsible for long-term care facilities, are actively involved in overseeing the response at Pleasant Bay,” reads the statement from Brewster officials. “In addition, Cape Cod Healthcare and the Visiting Nurses Association are ensuring appropriate staffing and personal protective equipment are available to prevent further spread within their facilities and the community at large.”
Brewster town officials will continue to monitor the response to COVID-19 cases at Pleasant Bay, even though state agencies license the facility and have authority over its management.
Health 60 of 92 residents at Brewster nursing home test positive for coronavirus - WCVB Boston
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