New Jersey's governor on Thursday ordered a probe into long-term care facilities after a 'makeshift morgue' was found at a nursing home devastated by the novel coronavirus, raising questions about the death toll at homes for the elderly.
- New Jersey’s governor on Thursday ordered a probe into long-term care facilities after a “makeshift morgue” was found at a nursing home devastated by the novel coronavirus, raising questions about the death toll at homes for the elderly.
The probe comes as officials across the United States grapple with mounting deaths at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, where the virus can spread like wildfire and has proven especially deadly given the age of the residents, who are often living close together and cared for by the same staff.
“The backup and after hours holiday weekend issues, plus more than average deaths, contributed to the presence of more deceased than normal in the facility holding room,” facility co-owner Chaim Sheinbaum said in a statement provided by the Andover police department. New Jersey is not alone. More than 21,000 residents and staff at long-term care facilities have contracted COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus, and some 3,800 have died, according to a tally by the New York Times.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday that nursing homes were “ground zero” in the fight against the virus, with nursing homes accounting for 29 of the day’s 606 newly reported deaths in the state. On Wednesday, a bipartisan group of New Jersey’s Congressional delegation called on U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar to request that the U.S. Public Health Service deploy men and women to assist with critical staffing needs at long-term care facilities in their state.As the problems mount, relatives are often left feeling helpless.
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