Cumulative Covid Update 11.1.21

COVID Update 11/1/2021

All Numbers Below Are Cumulative Since 9/27/2021 Outbreak 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: 24

# of COVID-Presumptive: 0

# Indeterminate: 0

# of COVID-Positive Staff:  9

# Indeterminate: 0

# of Recovered Residents: 14

# of Recovered Staff: 6

# of COVID-Related Resident Deaths: 1

# of COVID-Related Staff Deaths: 0  

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Facility-Wide Weekly Testing Results:

Residents PCR Tested: 10/25/21 – 10/31/21

Number of Residents Tested: 11

Number Negative: 10 Number Positive: 1  

Residents POC Tested: 10/25/21 – 10/31/21

Number of Residents Tested: 413

Number Negative:  411 Number Positive: 2  

Staff PCR Tested: 10/25/21 – 10/31/21

Number of Staff Tested:  0  

Staff POC Tested: 10/25/21 – 10/31/21

Number of Staff Tested:  300

Number Negative: 298

Number Positive: 2  

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Infection Control at 973-383-6200 x 229.