NORTH CAROLINA HAVE DIED FROM COVID-19 FORSYTH COUNTY IS REPORTING AN OUTBREAK AT OAK FOREST REHAB CENTER ON WINDY HILL DRIVE IN WINSTON-SALEM STAFF MEMBER AND A RESIDENT TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. THE FACILITY SAYS THEY’RE WORKING WITH STATE AND
Forsyth County health department announces rehabilitation center coronavirus outbreak
Forsyth County health officials announced a COVID-19 outbreak at the Oak Forest Rehabilitation Center Wednesday.North Carolina state officials define an “outbreak” as two or more cases of coronavirus. One individual is a staff member and the other is a resident, according to Joshua Swift, a public health director. Both individuals are in isolation. Swift said the Forsyth County Department of Public Health, NC Division of Public Health and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center are working to test and screen the residents and staff at the facility.Related: Pleasant Garden nursing center reports 20 residents, 12 staff test positive for coronavirusThere are 329 positive coronavirus cases and six deaths in Forsyth County as of Wednesday, according to Forsyth County health officials.
FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. —
Forsyth County health officials announced a COVID-19 outbreak at the Oak Forest Rehabilitation Center Wednesday.
North Carolina state officials define an “outbreak” as two or more cases of coronavirus. One individual is a staff member and the other is a resident, according to Joshua Swift, a public health director. Both individuals are in isolation.
Swift said the Forsyth County Department of Public Health, NC Division of Public Health and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center are working to test and screen the residents and staff at the facility.
Related: Pleasant Garden nursing center reports 20 residents, 12 staff test positive for coronavirus
There are 329 positive coronavirus cases and six deaths in Forsyth County as of Wednesday, according to Forsyth County health officials.
