Covid Update 10.29.21

COVID Update 10/25/2021 All Numbers Below Are Cumulative Since 9/27/2021Outbreak Start Date: 10/1/2021
The facility follows NJ DOH guidelines and recommendations for COVID-19 infection control, including (but not limited to): daily health/temperature screenings, weekly testing of unvaccinated staff one or two times a week, per the COVID activity level of country and region, testing of staff or resident who may present with signs and symptoms consistent with COVID-19, and when a new COVID positive case in the building is identified, immediate testing and initiating facility-wide testing for all staff and residents regardless of vaccination status every 3-7 days until there are no new cases identified in staff or residents for 14 days.# of COVID-Positive Residents: 21# of COVID-Presumptive: 0# Indeterminate: 0# of COVID-Positive Staff:  8# Indeterminate: 0# of Recovered Residents: 1# of Recovered Staff: 3# of COVID-Related Resident Deaths: 0# of COVID-Related Staff Deaths: 0   _____________________________________________________________________­_ Facility-Wide Weekly Testing Results: Residents PCR Tested: 10/18/21 – 10/24/21 Number of Residents Tested: 16 Number Negative: 4 Number Positive: 12   Residents POC Tested: 10/18/21 – 10/24/21 Number of Residents Tested: 547 Number Negative:  539 Number Positive: 8   Staff PCR Tested: 10/18/21 – 10/24/21 Number of Staff Tested:  0   Staff POC Tested: 10/18/21 – 10/24/21 Number of Staff Tested:  577 Number Negative: 575 Number Positive: 2   If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Infection Control at 973-383-6200 x 229.