COLUMBUS — A whole of 10 COVID-19 cases had been expose in the Meadowlark Assisted Residing Facility in Columbus, in step with a Tuesday media liberate from Stillwater County Public Well being.
Four residents and six staff in the Meadowlark facility tested certain over the span of closing week, acknowledged Michael White, co-proprietor of the potential’s mother or father company over the phone.
Three residents had been hospitalized.
White acknowledged the main case became as soon as acknowledged in a resident who traveled to a Billings clinical institution on Sept. 22 for ankle danger, White acknowledged. The resident became as soon as tested for COVID-19 on the clinical institution as share of traditional procedures.
That same day, all 11 staff contributors at Meadowlark had been tested as share of say concepts that require weekly discovering out of care facility staff. On Sept. 25, the six staff came abet certain and tests had been given to all residents and staff, White acknowledged.
The potential is now not going to permit guests per quarantine and name tracing protocols. White acknowledged residents are currently confined to their rooms. Visitation restrictions will be lifted when the potential has two consecutive weeks and not using a certain COVID-19 tests, White acknowledged.
The Meadowlark staff had been and mute are following all say and nationwide protocol to pause COVID-19 unfold, White acknowledged.
“The say requires assisted living facilities to isolate residents who fetch tested certain and to quarantine the residents who had been exposed to the virus, even in the occasion that they fetch got tested harmful,” the liberate states.
Stillwater County Public Well being experiences all residents and staff had been notified of test results.
The Meadowlark assisted living facility is operated by Montana-primarily primarily primarily based Caslen Residing Facilities, Inc. The corporate operates six assisted living facilities all the scheme in which by the say, in step with its net predicament.
As of Tuesday, Stillwater County has 31 sharp COVID-19 cases, bringing the county total to 76 confirmed cases. Two county residents fetch died from the virus.
Stillwater County residents with questions about COVID-19 are asked to name the native public nicely being line at 406-322-1070. The Stillwater County COVID-19 response net predicament will even be accessed by clicking here.
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