Huntington Valley Healthcare Center
A nursing home in Huntington Beach has reported 74 cases of the coronavirus, 50 of them among its residents.
Two of the residents – a 77-year-old and a 79-year-old – died over the last two days, a Huntington Valley Healthcare Center official said on Tuesday, April 21.
Fourteen other patients are hospitalized, the official said, although it’s unknown how many of them are in need of intensive care. The remaining 34 patients are self-isolating in the Huntington Beach facility.
All of the 24 staff members who have tested positive have minor symptoms and are in self-isolation, the facility’s announcement said. The center has about 100 patients and 100 staff.
