Eight more residents have tested positive for COVID-19 at Life Care Center of Hilo.
According to an update posted this morning on the facility’s website, the eight residents tested positive Monday, bringing the total number of cases to 31.
As of 5 p.m. Monday, there were 24 active resident cases at the facility. Four residents were receiving treatment at Hilo Medical Center and a fifth was being treated at another facility.
Two resident deaths were reported over the weekend.
No additional employees tested positive, according to the update. So far, seven employees have tested positive, four of whom have fully recovered.
“We are ever so grateful for the support and commitment of our associates, Hilo Medical Center, Hawaii Healthcare Emergency Management Coalition, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, our local health department, the Mayor and his office, and others who are assisting and supporting our efforts,” Administrator Mark Mann wrote in the online update. “We continue to proactively take on the challenges of this pandemic, and our resolve remains to provide a safe environment and peace of mind for each individual under our stewardship.”