8 dead, dozens infected with COVID-19 due to outbreak at Connecticut nursing home – NBC Connecticut

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A total of eight people have died and just under 100 have been infected with COVID-19 after an outbreak at a Connecticut nursing home.

The outbreak at the Geer Village Senior Community, a nursing home and rehabilitation center in Canaan, began around the beginning of October, when the nursing home reported only three positive cases of COVID-19. .

Now eight residents have died and 67 residents and 22 staff have contracted COVID-19 in the past month and a half. Nursing home officials said 48 residents and 21 staff have recovered from the virus.

The senior community only houses 82 residents, the Associated Press reported.

The nursing home said the eight people who died had serious underlying health issues.

“While we must continue with the Covid-19 prevention protocols, we want to assure everyone that we are doing our best to keep residents and staff safe,” officials said.

All visits will continue to be suspended due to the outbreak; anyone who wishes to see their loved ones can do so virtually or through window visits.

Anyone whose loved one tests positive for the coronavirus or becomes symptomatic will be notified.

Residents and staff will become eligible for the recall when the community has gone through two full weeks without any new cases of COVID-19, they said. For more information on the outbreak, click here.

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