2 Dead From Coronavirus At Pleasant View Nursing Home: Officials

MOUNT AIRY, MD — A second person died and the Maryland National Guard has been deployed to support Pleasant View Nursing Home in Mt. Airy, officials said Monday night. More people have tested positive for the new coronavirus at the comprehensive care facility, where 77 cases have been confirmed, according to the Carroll County Health Department, up from 66 Saturday night.

The second resident who died was a man over 80 who had underlying medical conditions, health officials said. A man in his 90s who also had underlying health conditions died Saturday night, according to Carroll County Health Officer Ed Singer.

Of the 95 residents at the facility, health officials said 18 tested negative for the virus.

"To ensure adequate support for patients who remain that the facility, the National Guard is deploying a medic unit to help assess all residents’ conditions and to determine which residents require a higher level of care," the Carroll County Health Department reported Monday.

Additional medical staff will be provided by the Carroll County Health Department starting Tuesday, officials said.

The "nursing home situation in Carroll County" was "frightening," Gov. Larry Hogan said, asked during a Monday morning news conference about areas of concern around the state, since so many residents tested positive for the illness there. He went on to say that hospitals, detention facilities, assisted living facilities and nursing home facilities had seen cases of the virus too.

"There are literally thousands of facilities we're concerned about in the state of Maryland, including that one," Hogan said.

Local and state partners have collaborated in providing personal protective equipment as well as administrative support to assist those at Pleasant View Nursing Home, according to authorities.

The Carroll County Volunteer Emergency Services Association, Carroll County Health Department, Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Company, Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems are coordinating in the effort to support the facility.

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