27 residents of Newark & Clifton Springs nursing homes test positive for COVID-19

[Dennis Donovan]

https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/27-residents-of-newark-clifton-springs-nursing-homes-test-positive-for-covid-19/

by: Ally Peters, Dan Gross, WROC Staff

Posted: May 7, 2021 / 04:05 PM EDT / Updated: May 7, 2021 / 04:13 PM EDT

NEWARK, N.Y. (WROC) — Dr. Robert Mayo, Chief Medical Officer of Rochester Regional Health announced on a Zoom press conference today that 27 residents between the DeMay Living Center in Newark, and Clifton Springs Nursing Home, have tested positive for COVID-19.

17 cases were reported at the DeMay facility, whereas 10 were reported from the other location.

Link to tweet

Dr. Mayo said that these cases were mainly identified through their regular testing, as 24 of the residents were asymptomatic, likely because they were previously vaccinated.

“The pandemic is still persisting, and it is really important to be vaccinated,” Dr. Mayo said.

One of the non vaccinated people have been hospitalized. Rochester Regional Health says it’s not clear how the virus was brought into the centers. They also don’t know if the cases were caused by a variant because that requires special testing.

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[Srkdqltr]

1. Weren't these folks vaccinated long ago. If not why not?

[Buckeye_Democrat]

2. The vaccinated residents were asymptomatic, at least.

The vaccines have never claimed to be 100% effective against an infection.

They're not even 100% effective against hospitalization or death, but they're CLOSE in that regard.

I hope all of the workers are vaccinated, in a state like New York, but that's certainly not the case for most parts of the country! Nursing home aides often refuse to do it!

[Raftergirl]

3. It is still not mandatory in NYS

that all health care workers are vaccinated or non health care workers who work in nursing homes.


It should be, but it is not.

They stopped visitations at the nursing facility my Mother-in-law is in outside Syracuse a few weeks ago, after one case was discovered. They still are closed for visitations.

All residents were vaccinated months ago, unless they or their family member did not give permission for the vaccination. My brother-in-law gave their permission as my MIL has dementia.