Nurses from across Australia are being called in to support St Anne’s Nursing Home in Broken Hill as the centre’s COVID outbreak worsens.
Key points:The COVID outbreak has spread from the wing where the first cases appearedStaff have also been impacted by COVID, having to take time off to care for family membersExtra nurses are on the way but finding accommodation for them will be difficultA fourth resident at the Southern Cross Care facility has died, while the centre has been in lockdown for two weeks since the virus was first detected.
While all four residents who died had COVID, the virus is not being directly blamed for all of their deaths, with one of the residents having recovered from the virus in the days before they died.
“All together we’ve had 29 residents test positive to COVID across the facility,” Southern Cross Care Broken Hill chief executive Zoe Tonkin said.
Struggling to hold back tears, Ms Tonkin revealed the deaths had had a significant impact on staff, families and other residents.
“We send our deepest condolences to the families,” she said.
Ms Tonkin also thanked the community for their support during a difficult period.
There are grave concerns more residents could become ill. (ABC Broken Hill: Jonathon Poulson)Initially contained to a single wing of the nursing home, the virus has now spread to an area t
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