Four more residents of Life Care Center of Athens, Tennessee, have died amid the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing the death toll to eight, the facility reported on Friday.
Now, 71 residents have tested positive for coronavirus, the center said. That’s in addition to 46 workers. The senior living facility reported that 13 associates have recovered and met U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for returning to work.
Jeffrey Ricks, the center’s executive director, said in a statement that the facility’s “heart-felt condolences go out to the family and friends of the residents who have passed away “
The facility, owned by Cleveland, Tennessee-based Life Care Centers of America, said that three residents are hospitalized.
“We remain in consistent communication with our medical director and local hospitals to ensure our residents are transferred if more acute care is needed,” Ricks said. “We are also checking in with their families frequently and providing as much support as possible.”