Six Deaths Reported in Second COVID Outbreak at Senior Citizens Home
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-Information courtesy Granville Vance Public Health
According to information provided by Granville Vance Public Health (GVPH), six recent COVID-19 related deaths associated with the current outbreak at Senior Citizens Home in Henderson, NC have been reported. A 90-year-old female, an 86-year-old female and an 88-year-old male passed away on November 17, 2020. A 97-year-old female, a 99-year-old female and an 80-year-old female passed away on November 18, 2020.
Additionally, GVPH provided the following update for COVID-19 spread and response in Granville and Vance County as of November 19, 2020. Granville Vance Public Health numbers correlate with the NC Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NCEDSS) data.
The county case numbers reported on the NC county map from the NC Department of Health and Human Services may differ from the ones reported locally as they are updated at different times and may change once residence is verified.
Vance County
Total Cases: 1,494
Active Cases: 335
Total Cases in Community: 1,329
Active Cases: 299
Cases Off-Isolation: 1,010
Total Cases at Long-Term Care Facilities: 165
Active Cases: 36
Cases Off-Isolation: 95
There is currently an outbreak at Senior Citizens Home.
Total Hospitalized with COVID-19: 12
Total Deaths: 54
Community: 20
Pelican Nursing Home: 14
Kerr Lake Nursing Home: 12
Senior Citizens Home: 8
Granville County
Total Cases: 2,361
Active Cases: 249
Total Cases in Community: 1,648
Active Cases: 218
Cases Off-Isolation: 1,422
Total Cases at Federal Prison: 531
Active Cases: 4
Cases Off-Isolation: 505
Total Cases at Long-Term Care Facilities: 182
Active Cases: 27
Cases Off-Isolation: 130
There are currently outbreaks at Central Regional Hospital, Murdoch Development Center and Granville House.
Total Hospitalized with COVID-19: 4
Total Deaths: 55
Community: 8
Central Regional: 1
Granville House: 1
Murdoch Development Center: 2
Universal Health Care: 21
Federal Prison: 22
Additional Information
The number of those who have been ‘released from isolation’ is determined by the CDC Guidance for discontinuation of isolation for persons with COVID-19.
Please visit GVPH’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard (click here) for tables and graphs that are updated daily.