Boulder County reported no new deaths in long-term care facilities this week and and that three facilities have resolved their outbreaks, while Broomfield saw one additional long-term care facility death, state data showed.
According to Chana Goussetis, spokesperson for Boulder County Public Health, the number of long-term care facility deaths held steady at 50.
Goussetis said three other long-term care facilities in the county had resolved their outbreaks, including Frasier Meadows in Boulder, The Peaks Care Center in Longmont and Balfour Senior Living Center in Louisville. The Bridge in Longmont resolved its outbreak May 12 as previously reported. For an outbreak to be considered resolved, a facility must not have any new coronavirus infections for 28 days.
State data shows nine long-term facilities in the county have reported outbreaks since the onset of the pandemic.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment released its weekly outbreak data report Wednesday. In Boulder County, it shows a total of 48 deaths, however, Goussetis said the actual number of deaths is 50. The CDPHE says on its website that “Because facilities are focused on disease control measures during an outbreak, the number of cases reported for each facility may be incomplete.”
While Boulder County Public Health reported only 49 deaths last week that involved residents of long-term care facilities, there have been a total of 50 deaths. Goussetis said a death that occurred on May 9 was reported this week. Goussetis did not say which facility the person who died lived in.
“The delay is because we were not notified of the death through our normal notification process,” Goussetis said. “The death was entered by CDPHE into our electronic disease reporting system on June 5, from a death certificate.”
Julian Hazlett, the executive director of The Peaks Care Center & Frontier Therapy, said last week that the facility has been COVID-19 free since May 14. There were 19 coronavirus-related deaths and one probable, according to Hazlett. Additionally, 34 staff members tested positive.
In an email Wednesday, Hazlett reiterated that the facility was coronavirus-free. He added that the facility has been accepting new admissions.
The Bridge had reported eight lab-confirmed deaths and one probable, according to state data. Balfour Senior Living had reported three lab-confirmed coronavirus deaths and one probable death, according to the state. Frasier Meadows had reported no deaths, but two positive cases among its independent living residents, according to Julie Soltis, director of communications for Frasier Meadows.
Soltis said both residents have fully recovered. As of May 31, Soltis said the facility had resolved its outbreak — a testament to staff’s work.
“It means to us that all of our hard work, (efforts to) protect residents, mitigation standards and assuring staff is healthy has paid off,” Soltis said. “While we have moved into this methodical phased re-opening, which we looked at based on suggestions provided by the Centers for Disease Control, World Health Organization and local health officials, we do take the time to look at how things are progressing, if there is backslide we will go back to stricter restrictions.”
Soltis said the community can do their part to protect those who are at higher risk for becoming seriously ill from the virus.
“We would ask the community to keep thinking and sharing positive thoughts for all those that are more vulnerable to this virus,” she wrote in an email. “As the Boulder community in general begins to slowly open and some ‘normalcy’ returns, be mindful of the older adult population that is still at risk. Show compassion and awareness of social distancing and keep wearing masks to help protect them (as well as yourself).”
In Boulder County to date, there have been 1029 positive or probable coronavirus cases — up seven from Wednesday. Of those cases, 169 people have been hospitalized and 489 have recovered. There are 169 disease investigations in progress, according to data from Boulder County Public Health.
Deb Federspiel, the deputy director of Broomfield city and county’s Public Health and Environment, said there have been 23 coronavirus-related deaths associated with long-term care facilities. She said that number is “subject to change once the details surrounding the most recently reported deaths are verified.”
The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Broomfield has been 28, Federspiel said.
State data shows more long-term care facility deaths have been reported in Broomfield, where two outbreaks at such facilities have been reported. The Sunrise at Flatirons has reported 10 coronavirus deaths and two probable, according to CDPHE. Sunrise has also reported 14 residents who have tested positive for the virus and three probable cases.
The Broomfield Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center shows 13 total deaths — up one from last week, according to state data. There have been 42 residents who have tested positive for the virus and two who are probable, state data said.
Statewide, there have been 28,499 positive or probable cases. Of those 5,035 have been hospitalized. There have been 1,573 deaths among the cases, 1,312 of which are directly related to the coronavirus. Of Colorado’s more than 5.7 million people, 227,761 people have been tested, according to the CDPHE.
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