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Coronavirus: DeSantis sends state teams to Florida nursing homes for second time
Florida Times-Union - 7/22/2020
Following a recent surge in coronavirus cases in Florida nursing homes, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that he will send "incident management teams" to all long-term care facilities.
The teams will check on the facilities' infection control and screening procedures, as well as their supplies of personal protection equipment, DeSantis said Wednesday morning on Twitter.
"Protecting the vulnerable remains a priority," he said.
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The teams were first launched to state nursing homes in March.
The Florida Department of Health said Tuesday the number of nursing-home residents who tested positive statewide had risen from 3,072 on July 13 to 4,798 on July 21. Among Northeast Florida largest active outbreaks were:
? Clay County, Signature Healthcare of Orange Park: 15 residents positive, 14 residents positive and transferred, 37 staff members positive
? Clay County, Life Care Center at Wells Crossing: 12 residents positive and transferred, 14 staff members positive
? Duval County, Brookdale Atrium Way 2: 29 residents positive, 11 residents positive and transferred, 13 staff members positive
? Duval County, Fouraker Hills Rehab and Nursing Center: 38 residents positive, 7 residents positive and transferred, 27 staff members positive
? Duval County, Heartland Health Care Center Jacksonville: 14 residents positive, 14 residents positive and transferred, 28 staff members positive
? Duval County, Jacksonville Nursing and Rehab Center: 47 residents positive, 12 residents positive and transferred, 28 staff members positive
? Duval County, Park Ridge Nursing Center: 41 residents positive, 12 residents positive and transferred, 35 staff members positive
? Duval County, Signature Healthcare of Jacksonville: 18 residents positive, 5 residents positive and transferred, 16 staff members positive
? Duval County, St. Catherine Laboure Manor: 27 residents positive, 7 residents positive and transferred, 18 staff members positive
? Duval County, Taylor Care Center: 27 residents positive, 27 residents positive and transferred, 8 staff members positive
? Duval County, The Terrace of Jacksonville: 15 residents positive, 16 staff members positive
? St. Johns County, St. Augustine Center for Living: 29 residents positive, 11 staff members positive.
Beth Reese Cravey: (904) 359-4109
Staff writer Clayton Freeman contributed to this report.
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