COVID-19 outbreak infects 170 inside Baltimore FutureCare facility

A FutureCare nursing home in Northwest Baltimore has recorded 170 positive cases of COVID-19, Mayor Jack Young said Wednesday.

OUTBREAKS OF CORONAVIRUS INTHE COUNTRY IS AT A NORTHWEBALTIMORE NURSING HOME.

STATEAND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SENT IN ASTRIKE TEAM TODAY TO HELP WITHTHE SITUATION.

WMAR2 NEWSEDDIE KADHIM BREAKS DOWN HOW AWIDESPREAD TEST AT THISFACILITY HIGHLIGHTS THE NEFOR EVEN MORE TESTING.170 positive cases of Covid 19including 41 staff members atthe Lochearn FutureCareNursing Home.

A spokespersonfor the facility says theytook steps to be the firstcompany to proactively testeveryone at the facility andThat most of the people whotested positive didnsymptoms. Saying quote“Thistype of Surveillance testingis unprecedented and can savelives” A sentiment echoed byDr. Morgan Katz an AssistantProfessor of Infectous Diseaseat a Johns Hopkins UniversitSchool of Medicine who saidquote”“We likely do not haa sense of how widespread thisinfection is in many nursinghomes because most are nottesting asymptomaticresident”..and this type ofwidespread testing iimportant moving forward.22:31:0━22:31:17“Everydaythe state puts out a list ofCoronavirus cases broken downby zip code.

Right now westanding in the 21215 areacode and they lead the statewith over 220 cases”1:1━1:37“Growing up in 21215the reason why Ipublic service is because Ilived in a neighborhood thatwas forgotten unless it wasPreakness.

When you talk aboutthe health disparities thatalready exist there.

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One of Hogannewly formed strike teams wascalled into assist.

Thefacility is only allowingCOVID patients to stay andmoved out everyone who testednegative.

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