Ten new long-term care deaths reported on Thursday
On Thursday, GCHD reported 11 additional COVID-19-related deaths among residents. Ten of those deaths were associated with outbreaks at long-term care facilities first reported on Nov. 20.
All of the residents at long-term care facilities had underlying conditions putting them at higher risk for severe complications due to a COVID-19 infection, the health district said.
Fifteen people at Lake Ridge Center in Moses Lake have died in the recent COVID-19 outbreak, with three additional deaths pending certificate review, according to GCHD.
The eight most recent deaths include a woman in her 60s, a man and woman in their 70s, two men in their 80s, a man in his 90s and two women in their 90s.