All staff and long term care residents throughout the facility are now being tested, Catholic Health says.
NURSING HOMES AREESPECIALLYVULNERABLE DURINGTHIS ONGOING HEALTHCRISIS.AND TONIGHT... WE'RELEARNING MOREABOUT A CLUSTER OFPOSITIVE CASES AT A"LONG TERM CAREFACILITY" IN THESOUTHTOWNS.SEVEN EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTER JEFFRUSACK HAS MOREON WHAT'S GOING ONAT "FATHER BAKERMANOR" IN ORCHARDPARK.RUSACKTHE PLACE THISDISEASE CAN DO THEMOST DAMAGE IS ANURSING HOME ANDTHAT'S EXACTLYWHERE THE MOSTRECENT CLUSTER INWESTERN NEW YORKIS, HERE AT BAKERMANOR WHERE 39PEOPLE ARE INFECTEDWITH COVID-19.VOHEALTH CAREPROVIDERS TAKE AQUICK BREAK ATFATHER BAKERMANOR IN ORCHARDPARKTHE FACILITY IS HOMETO OVER 130RESIDENTS ANDPATIENTS.39 OF THEM HAVECOVID-19.UP FROM 17 THATWERE TESTEDPOSITIVE ONSATURDAY.THE DOZENS MOREWHO WORK HERE AREWAITING TESTINGRESULTS.SOTANIELA BAJ-THANT'SMOTHER, SOPHIELIVED IN FATHERBAKER MANOR FORTHE PAST 5 AND HALFYEARS.SHE DIED THREEWEEKS AGO.
IT WASNOT COVID-19RELATED.SHE SAYS, EVENTHREE WEEKS AGO..THE STAFF AT THENURSING HOME WASDOING EVERYTHINGTHEY COULD TO KEEPTHE VIRUS FROMENTERING THEBUILDING.THE STAFF THAT ISTHERE I THINK THATRESIDENTS ARE INGREAT HANDS ANDTHEY DO EVERYTHINGTHE CAN TO MAKESURE NOBODY ELSEGETS THE VIRUS ANDALSO TRIES TOMAINTAIN A LEVEL OFCOMFORT FOREVERYBODY PRESENT.COUNTY EXECUTIVEMARK POLONCARZHAS THIS TO SAY TOFAMILY AND FRIENDSOF ANYONE INSIDEBAKER MANOR.SOTPOLONCARZWE ARE CONCERNEDAND YOU SHOULD BECONCERNED TOO.
BUTAT LEAST KNOW, THEYHAVE BEEN TESTED.THERE ARE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALSON SITE.
ANDEVERYTHING SHOULDBE DONE TO ENSURE,NOT ONLY THEPATIENTS, ANDRESIDENTS AT FATHERBAKER MANOR, BUTWILL ALSO BE DONETE THISABOUT THE CURRTER BAKERMANOR'SCTIONT ACTIONTO STOP THE SPREADOF THED STATE HEALTHDEPARTMENTOFFICIALN.WE'RE ALSO GETTING
Officials announced 339 new cases and five COVID-19 related deaths on Monday.
