NC Officials Identify Nursing Homes With Coronavirus Outbreaks

NORTH CAROLINA — As the number of novel coronavirus outbreaks continue to grow at state nursing homes and assisted living facilities, North Carolina public health officials have reversed course and are now identifying specific facility locations where outbreaks are occurring.

The news of the new set of data, which will be updated twice a week going forward, comes after the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services faced intense criticism for withholding the names of facilities, the Charlotte Observer reported.

At least 9,142 people in the state have tested positive for the new coronavirus, which causes COVID-19 and at least 306 people have died from coronavirus illness in North Carolina since late March, NC DHHS said Monday morning.

As of Monday, at least 2,517 people have tested positive in North Carolina congregate living facilities as COVID-19 outbreaks were reported in 47 nursing homes, 19 residential care facilities and at least 13 correctional facilities, NC DHHS said.

State officials define a COVID-19 outbreak as two or more laboratory-confirmed cases.

"I think folks have known that we've been trying to always strike the balance of transparency and getting good data to folks, protecting public health and protecting individual privacy," NC DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen said Monday. "We want to make sure that the information is standardized. We saw a patchwork quilt of information released across the state and we hope this will be helpful to folks as we go forward."

Here's a list of nursing home and assisted living facilities in the greater Charlotte metro with COVID-19 outbreaks as of April 27:

MECKLENBURG COUNTY

• The Social at Cotswold, 23 cases, 3 deaths
• Forsynthia Group Home, 3 cases
• The Laurels in the Village, Pineville, 2 cases
• Shelburne Place, 15 cases
• Charlotte Square, 11 cases
• Pavilion Health Center at Brightmore, 26 cases, 3 deaths
• Huntersville Oaks, 2 cases
• Hunter Woods Nursing & Rehab, 4 cases
• Carrington Place - Matthews, 18 cases, 1 death
• Autumn Care - Cornelius, 53 cases, 10 deaths

UNION COUNTY

• Woodridge Assisted Living Facility, 27 cases, 2 deaths
• Monroe Rehab Center, 35 cases, 3 deaths
• Autumn Care - Marshville, 2 cases

IREDELL COUNTY

• Autumn Care - Statesville, 2 cases

ROWAN COUNTY

• The Citadel at Salisbury, 144 cases, 10 deaths
• NC State Veterans Home, Salisbury, 16 cases, 3 deaths
• Liberty Commons Salisbury, 2 cases

CABARRUS COUNTY

• Elmcroft of Harrisburg, 2 cases
• Suburban Guardianship Concord, 2 cases
• Five Oaks Manor Rehab, 74 cases, 6 deaths
• Atrium Rehabilitation Northeast, 12 cases, 1 death
• Salvation Army Homeless Shelter, 2 cases

The full NC DHHS list of congregate living facilities with ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks may be found here.