PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Two Pinellas County nursing homes evacuated 15 people after testing positive for the coronavirus. The patients were taken to local hospitals.
According to Pinellas County Administrator Barry Burton, the 15 positive patients were from St. Pete Nursing and Rehab and Gulf Shore Rehab in Pinellas Park.
Burton says the Department of Health and the Agency for Healthcare Administration are working at the facilities regarding infection control and testing.
The Long-Term Care Task Force notified county commissioners by email, following a call on Monday where they discuss the two facilities.
LATEST STORIES:
- Going against FDA, Florida Surgeon General discourages use of mRNA COVID vaccines
- Lakeland Regional Health sees COVID-19 and flu cases double over the holidays
- Cruise passengers win class action lawsuit against Carnival after deadly COVID outbreak
- Say goodbye to the COVID vaccine card: The CDC has stopped printing them
- COVID conspiracies return in force, just in time for 2024