Friday, May 8, 2020
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Volume 15, Number 7
Nursing homes see spike in cases, deaths By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff
The number of local and statewide nursing home patients infected with COVID-19 and patient deaths soared last week despite flattening in general hospital admissions, according to data released by the state Department of Public Health. Nursing home residents now comprise 57 percent of all COVID-19 related deaths statewide. Health officials report there are now 4,814 confirmed cases in the state’s nursing homes, compared to last week’s 3,423.
Local woman named Student of the Year Quinnipiac University’s Delilah Dominguez, of North Haven, has been selected as the Student of the Year by the American Academy of Physician Assistants, a national professional organization that represents nearly 140,000 members. COVID-19 cases at Regency House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on East Main Street in Wallingford doubled from 19 to 38, according to data released last week. Deaths related to the disease rose from two to seven, with one additional probable Dave Zajac, Record-Journal death.
COVID-19-related deaths rose sharply, from 568 to 958. The report also cited 291 probable deaths associated with the virus. There are a combined 19,319 licensed beds in the facilities. The state also released the numbers of affected residents living in assisted living facilities. According to the updated data, 558 residents in assisted living facilities in the state have tested
positive, and another 140 are suspected of having the virus.
‘Concerning’ In Meriden, Apple Rehab Coccomo nursing home on Cone Avenue reported 26 positive cases, 10 more than the previous week, with six deaths and two probable deaths. Silver Springs nursing home on Roy Street saw a spike
The award recognizes Dominguez’s academic achievement, her professional development as a twoterm member of the AAPA’s House of Delegates and a deep commitment to helping others. Dominguez “This award is humbling. It represents the culmination of years of hard work and perseverance despite many hardships,” said Dominguez, who grew up in Bastrop, Texas, a small town about 30 miles southeast of Austin. “I consider it an honor and privilege to have been selected among such a strong field of PA student leaders.”
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Schools closed for remainder of academic year Gov. Ned Lamont will order K-12 schools throughout Connecticut to stay closed for the remainder of the academic year because of the health
threat posed by COVID-19.
In making this decision, Lamont becomes the 40th governor in the nation to decide that it is not safe for schools to reopen.
“I know how important it is for so many students and teachers to finish out the school year, and I was holding out hope – particularly for high school seniors – that we’d at least be able to complete the final few weeks,
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