In a statement posted to their Facebook page Thursday afternoon, Concordia at the Orchard, a Personal Care Home in Butler confirmed that one of their residents has tested positive for Coronavirus.
The statement reads:
"We are taking our residents' vital signs multiple times per shift and actively monitoring for signs and symptoms of COVID-19. Residents will remain in isolation, as they have been since Sunday, March 29. All direct caregivers at the facility are utilizing N95 face masks. When caring for anyone with respiratory symptoms, full PPE is being worn. Ancillary staff members are wearing surgical masks as well.
"We are putting our full corporate resources behind the residents and staff at Concordia at the Orchard to help minimize the risk of the virus spreading."
As of Thursday, there were at least 736 confirmed Coronavirus cases in Western Pennsylvania and more than 7,000 statewide.
The Wolf administration said the number of daily cases in PA exceeds 1,000.
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