20 Positive Cases Revealed In Colorado's Long-Term Care Facility Testing

DENVER (CBS4) - The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced at least 20 people at long-term care facilities tested positive or presumptive positive for coronavirus. Three facilities were the focus of testing by the Colorado National Guard earlier this week.

State officials started the remote testing at Pikes Peak Center in El Paso County on April 19; Elms Haven Center in Adams County on April 21; and Broomfield Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Broomfield County on April 23.

"The three testing sites were chosen based on their size and the fact that they had NOT identified outbreaks prior to the testing," state health officials stated on Saturday.

Nearly 900 tests were given to staff and residents at the facilities.

Of the 20 positive results, three were at the Pikes Peak Center. The CDPHE has not listed the other two facilities on their "outbreak data" webpage.

The state says long-term care facility fatalities make up for 40% of all COVID-19 deaths in Colorado.

According to state data on Saturday, the top 5 skilled nursing facilities with the most positive COVID-19 cases are:

Centennial Healthcare Center Healthcare in Weld County; 32 residents who tested positive, 17 COVID-19 deaths and 20 staff members who tested positive.

Cherry Creek Nursing Center Healthcare in Arapahoe County; 46 residents who tested positive, 18 COVID-19 deaths and 30 staff members who tested positive.

Columbine Manor Care Center Healthcare in Chaffee County; 33 residents who tested positive, 5 COVID-19 deaths and 10 staff members who tested positive.

Juniper Village-Wellspring Memory Care at Aurora Healthcare in Arapahoe County; 34 residents who tested positive, 7 COVID-19 deaths and 31 staff members who tested positive.

Orchard Park Health Care Center Healthcare in Arapahoe County; 32 residents who tested positive, 2 COVID-19 deaths and 20 staff members who tested positive.

Saturday afternoon, the CDPHE updated its coronavirus data. There are nearly 13,000 known coronavirus cases in Colorado. The current number of Coloradans who are hospitalized stands at 834, down from 866 on Friday; however, 57 people were either discharged or transferred in the last 24 hours.

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