CBS News probes nursing house infection deaths
New Jersey authorities discovered 17 bodies inside an overwhelmed nursing home’s morgue on Monday. The Andover Subacute and Rehab Center, in Andover, New Jersey, was only equipped to manage 4 bodies.
According to police, the bodies were found after New Jersey Representative Josh Gottheimer received a demand from the retirement home for 25 body bags. The high number of casualties at the assisted living home was unknown to authorities, triggering a cops check out.
Upon visiting the center, cops discovered that the morgue was holding 17 bodies– however only had the capability for 4– and that one body was kept in a shed prior to being moved to the morgue. The New York Times reported that the 17 bodies were amongst 68 current deaths linked to the facility, and 26 of individuals who passed away had evaluated favorable for COVID-19
Retirement home throughout the nation have been struggling to safeguard their vulnerable homeowners from the fatal coronavirus. A CBS News examination found that a lack of mandatory screening for locals and staff members, staffing problems and a shortage of personal protective equipment are the center’s greatest problems.
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Federal authorities are dealing with criticism for not openly tracking infections and deaths inside nursing homes.
The New Jersey case was passed on to the state’s department of health, according to police.
