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Latest Scotch Plains, Fanwood Nursing Home Coronavirus Cases

Here are the latest Coronavirus cases and deaths at Scotch Plains, Fanwood, and Union County nursing homes as of May 18.

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ — Here are the latest nursing homes and long-term care facilities coronavirus cases and deaths in Clark and Union County as of Monday, May 18.

The state has a dashboard set up that tracks the number of cases statewide, including how many cases and fatalities involve long-term care facilities. There are two facilities in Scotch Plains and Fanwood, here are the latest numbers.

Ashbrook Care and Rehabilitation Center in Scotch Plains has 61 cases and 10 deaths while The Chelsea at Fanwood in Fanwood has 24 cases and 11 deaths.

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Comparing Scotch Plains and Fanwood to Union County, the latest in Union County show 1,801 cases are spread among the 29 impacted facilities. There have been 446 deaths at these facilities as reported by the NNJDOH.

The largest outbreak in Union County remains at Union County is at Cranford Rehab and Nursing Center in Cranford. The report shows 145 cases and 44 deaths.

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Here are the facilities in Union County that have patients positive for the coronavirus, followed by the deaths (in parentheses) that have happened at those facilities. The list of facilities was provided by the state Department of Health; there may be discrepancies due to a delay in communications between the facilities and the state:

  • Union County is at Cranford Rehab and Nursing Center, Cranford: 145 (44)
  • Atria Senior Living at Cranford, Cranford: 70 (29)
  • AristaCare at Delaire, Linden: 146 (28)
  • Runnells Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, Berkeley Heights: 125 (24)
  • Clark Nursing and Rehab, Clark: 93 (22)
  • Alaris Health at Riverton, Rahway: 85 (21)
  • Elizabeth Nursing and Rehab, Elizabeth: 62 (20)
  • Elmora Hills Healthcare Center, Elizabeth 103 (18)
  • The Woodlands, Plainfield: 63 (18)
  • Plaza Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Elizabeth: 66 (18)
  • Genesis at Westfield Center, Westfield: 64 (18)
  • Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights, Berkeley Heights: 51 (17)
  • AristaCare at Norwood Terrace, Plainfield: 60 (16)
  • South Mountain Rehab and LTC , Union: 80 (15)
  • Cranford Park Rehab and Healthcare Center, Cranford: 58 (15)
  • JFK Hartwyck at Cedar Brook, Plainfield: 78 (13)
  • Brother Bonaventure Care Center, Elizabeth: 70 (13)
  • ManorCare Mountainside, Mountainside: 70 (13)
  • Cornell Care & Rehabilitation Center, Union: 50 (13)
  • The Chelsea at Fanwood, Fanwood: 24 (11)
  • Amber Court Assisted Living, Elizabeth: 32 (10)
  • Ashbrook Care and Rehabilitation Center, Scotch Plains: 61 (10)
  • Sunrise of Westfield, Westfield: 4 (10)
  • Lantern Hill, New Providence: 31 (9)
  • Spring Grove Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, New Providence: 50 (8)
  • Spring Meadows Summit, Summit: 11 (7)
  • Brighton Gardens at Mountainside, Mountainside: 27 (6)
  • Children's Specialized Hospital , Mountainside: 16 (0)
  • Arbor Terrace Mountainside, Mountainside: 6 (0)

Statewide, 28,136 cases of the coronavirus have been identified at 527 long-term care facilities. There have been 5,408 deaths at these facilities.

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