A Hilo nursing home has faced an outbreak of COVID-19, which has resulted in 93 cases and one death.
The Hawaii Department of Health said it notified the outbreak in early April at the Life Care Center in Hilo and provided technical assistance to the facility.
To date, the facility has reported a total of 93 cases, adding 76 citizens and 17 employees. One resident who was tested for COVID died after being taken to the hospital, according to the DOH.
Following the implementation of improved infection measures in consultation with the DOH, the number of new cases has slowed.
The DOH said there were no known new cases last week.
The center, a qualified nursing and rehabilitation facility, also experienced pre-pandemic outbreaks, in October 2020 and the summer of 2021.
The DOH said its infection specialists can provide on-site referrals, testing and education to help services implement the most productive practices. taken to save you from the spread of the disease.
“Maximum COVID-19 vaccination and the use of boosters in nursing homes, as well as the implementation of other mitigation measures at multiple levels, have particularly reduced the number of outbreak-related hospitalizations and deaths in those settings,” the DOH said in a statement. email. ” Unfortunately, once a COVID-19 outbreak has started in a nursing home, it can be very complicated and deaths can still occur. “
Calls from Star-Advertiser to the Hilo Life Care Center administrator were returned.
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