The variety of deaths and verified novel coronavirus cases at Cedar Mountain Post Severe Rehabilitation in Yucaipa have actually grown in the weeks because the break out was announced.
The center has had 16 deaths and 103 validated cases, consisting of 70 citizens and 33 employee, Lana Culp, San Bernardino County public health spokesperson, said Friday, April17 That’s up from 75 confirmed cases and 5 deaths reported April 6.
The outbreak was first reported March 28 after 12 locals there tested positive and one passed away from the coronavirus.
The numbers have also risen at Reche Canyon Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Colton, which has had 3 deaths and 29 verified cases, including 15 homeowners and 14 staff, according to Culp.
On Wednesday, April 15, authorities with Plymouth Town retirement community in Redlands said 8 workers and six residents tested favorable for COVID-19 Among those locals died, they said.
To slow the spread of COVID-19 at nursing facilities, the county revealed April 6 it formed a job force comprised of county, state and federal officials, consisting of those from the Centers for Illness Control and Prevention.
The county’s Acting Health Officer Dr. Erin Gustafson, the same day the job force was revealed, likewise ordered centers to stop using staff members who work at other centers, need staff to use protective gear to avoid spreading out the disease to residents and monitor their temperatures.
The order forbids employees from entering into centers if they have symptoms of any infectious health problem.