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SUNBURY -- A second ManorCare facility in central Pennsylvania has seen an increase In COVID-19 cases.
ManorCare Health Services in Sunbury had 34 new patient coronavirus cases in the past week to bring the total to 37, Julie Beckert, assistant vice president and director of marketing and communications in the corporate offices in Toledo, said Monday.
"We tested the whole house and are slowly getting results back," she said. There were 28 test results pending on June 14, she said. The facility had 109 patients Monday.
All but three of the 37 have been isolated in-house, she said. There have been two deaths and five staff members are in self-quarantine after testing positive, she said.
The number of staff members who tested positive has increased by three in the past week.
ManorCare Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jersey Shore was hard hit earlier by the pandemic.
It had a total of 77 patients test positive, of which 49 are listed as recovered, Beckert said. There have been 23 deaths, she said.
Others have gone home or to a hospital and none requested a transfer, she said. Jersey Shore had 75 patients Monday.
All 19 employees at Jersey Shore who tested positive have recovered, she said.
ManorCare employees wear masks and eye protection and practice hygiene and infection control processes, she said.
"We have been able to do whole house testing for both centers now that we are finally able to get tests for long-term care," Beckert said.
"Having tests available and doing the tests will increase the number of COVID-19 cases. Many individuals who get tested are asymptomatic but having the tests helps us isolate and contain the virus earlier.
"We realize any news of COVID-19 is concerning to families and communities, but we do have good systems in place and if we know early, we can contain the virus faster before it spreads."