Coronavirus Infects 20 Percent Of Residents At Douglasville Home

DOUGLASVILLE, GA — Almost 20 percent of the residents of a Douglasville nursing home are infected with the coronavirus, and three residents have died from it.

Numbers released Wednesday by the Georgia Department of Health show that 37 of the 186 residents at Douglasville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Five employees also have tested positive. The statewide average for positive tests among residents in assisted-care facilities is about 12 percent.

The three deaths at the nursing home are more than a quarter of the 11 deaths recorded so far in Douglas County.

It could be worse, though. Some nursing homes report as many as third or a half of its residents infected. And in Albany, site of one of Georgia’s worst hotspots, nearly three out of four residents of PruittHealth Palmyra are infected with the coronavirus, and 20 residents have died.

Statewide, the Georgia Department of Health reports 464 deaths from COVID-19 in the 317 nursing and personal-care homes listed. Overall, 3,152 residents have tested positive among 25,245 residents total, while 1,568 residence employees also have tested positive. The report includes COVID-19 activity for all licensed nursing homes, all licensed assisted living communities, and licensed personal care homes of 25 beds or more.

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