Four dead and 37 infected with coronaviurs at Village Glen Aged Care, Nepean Highway, Mornington
Rumours of a COVID outbreak at a Mornington aged care centre have been confirmed. Here are the grim details of how many people have been affected by the deadly virus.
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Four residents have tragically lost their lives after a coronavirus outbreak at a Mornington aged care home.
A total of 37 people including 21 residents and 16 staff were infected with the deadly respiratory virus at Village Glen Aged Care on Nepean Highway.
The first case was detected on August 5.
Chief operations officer Peter Nilsson said the centre now had “significantly lower” active cases and some staff had been cleared to return to work.
“We are also awaiting formal confirmation from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) that some residents who were originally diagnosed are now in the clear,” he said.
Mr Nilsson said residents who had tested positive were receiving clinical care at the home or in hospital while staff who had been infected and their close contacts were self-isolating.
He said it appeared that the centre had weathered the worst of the crisis.
“Although we are not complacent, we are very heartened that our most recent round of asymptomatic testing in the home revealed no new cases,” Mr Nilsson said.
Non-essential visits to the centre were put on hold after the first case was detected on August 5 and all staff were using full personal protection equipment, he said.
“We understand that this is a challenging time for residents and families and our staff,” he said
“We have set up a 24-hour clinical hotline for families and are issuing regular information updates.”
The outbreak helps explain a spike in the number of active cases on the Mornington Peninsula that began earlier this month.
The latest figures from the DHHS revealed there were 25 active cases in Mornington – almost half the region’s total of 54 on Tuesday.
That figure has been slowly falling after reaching a high of 70 on August 19.
Victoria recorded 148 new coronavirus cases overnight — the second day in a row with a daily total less than 150.
But another eight people have died of the deadly virus.
The victims include two men in their 70s, one man in their 80s and one men in their 90s.
Seven of the latest deaths are linked to aged-care outbreaks.
In total, 438 people have died of coronavirus in Victoria.
The net daily increase of coronavirus cases in Victoria dropped below triple digits for the first time since early July on Monday.
There are 617 Victorians in hospital, including 35 in ICU and 19 on ventilators.
Active cases across the state have decreased by 80 to 3651.
Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said Victoria was seeing a “stabilising” in infection figures and has predicted case numbers to continue going down.
“We are seeing that slow decline, I do hope we get under 100 by next week and even lower the week after,” he said.
He also said he expected children to return to face-to-face learning in Term 4.
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