Two die from coronavirus at Franklin County nursing home days after facility’s first case
Franklin County officials reported two COVID-19 related deaths at a local nursing home, according to a Monday morning news release. Both deaths were patients and occurred April 12, according to Franklin County health director Scott Lavigne.
The Louisburg Nursing Center now has 47 positive confirmed coronavirus cases after testing all 61 patients and all staff at the nursing home, the release states. Of the 47 cases, 35 are residents and 12 are staff members.
On Tuesday, April 7, the Center had only one case, The News & Observer previously reported. By Thursday, there were 33 positive cases.
The news release says the two deaths will be attributed to Franklin County’s case count later today.
According to nursing home ratings on Medicare.gov, the center has a two-star out of five rating — considered “below average.”
It also has a one-star, or “much below average,” rating for long-stay resident quality of care.
Nursing home outbreaks across the state
Durham County officials on Monday announced three separate coronavirus outbreaks.
The outbreaks have confirmed cases in residents and staff at the Durham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Durham VA Healthcare System Community Nursing Home and Treyburn Rehabilitation Center.
Wake County reported 43 more cases Sunday in a nursing home outbreak at Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Knightdale. This brought the total number of cases at Wellington to 47, up from four positive cases Thursday.
There are currently 20 patients and 27 staff members who tested positive. Results are pending on 21 additional tests at the facility.
At Pruitt Health-Carolina Point in Orange County, four residents at have died and 86 people, including 20 staff members, had been infected, The N&O previously reported.
In Chapel Hill, Signature Health had 31 positive cases.
This story was originally published April 13, 2020 at 11:48 AM.
