Philadelphia Confirms 1st Coronavirus Case At Nursing Home

The resident is one of 18 new cases in the city, bringing the total to 85.

THAT ON OUR WEBSITECBSPHILLY.COM.LIVE IN YOU DO KNOWCOLLINGSWOOD, HOWARD MONROE,CBS3.THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIACONFIRMED THE FIRST CASE OFCOVID 19 HAD A NURSING HOME.RESIDENT IS ONE-ON-O OF 18 NEW CASES,BRINGING TO 85.THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CALLINGFOR NURSING HOMES AND HOSPITALSTO TO THAT ACCEPTING VISITORS.YOU'VE BEEN TRY HARD TO AVOIDTHIS, WE KNOW RESIDENTS AREPARTICULARLY VULNERABLE BUTDIFFICULT TO PREVENT THISPARTICULAR SPREADING.WE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICHEALTH WORK WITH NURSING HOMESEVERY YEAR AROUND THE EPIDEMICFOR INFLUENZA THAT OFTEN GETINTO NURSING HOMES HOMES.IT CAN BE DIFFICULT HERE.OUR STAFF IS GOING ON SITE TOHELP THEM TIE TO CONTAIN THIS INTHE NURSING HOME TO HAVE ANUMBER OF STEPS TO TRY TOPROTECT THE OTHER RESIDENTS.BUT THIS IS THE FIRST WE'REHEARING OF THIS I WOULD EXPECTTHERE MAY BE MORE IN THE FUTURE