Thursday, December 31, 2020 - 3:52 pm
Jennifer Warren, a consultant pharmacist with Health Direct, administers the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to United Helpers Rehabilitation and Senior Care in Canton’s Vice President of Operations Kimberly Blair. Employees of the Rehabilitation and Senior Care in Canton received their first dose of the vaccine on Thursday, Dec. 31. Employees in Ogdensburg are slated to receive their first dose on Tuesday, Jan. 5.
2 more die from COVID-19 at Canton nursing home United Helpers Rehabilitation and Senior Care in Canton (Source: WWNY) By 7 News Staff | December 30, 2020 at 1:11 PM EST - Updated December 30 at 5:02 PM
CANTON, N.Y. (WWNY) - Two more people have died from COVID-19 at United Helpers Rehabilitation and Senior Care in Canton
That’s a total of five at the facility. Three people had died as of Tuesday. Eight more staff have tested positive.
The facility has had a total of 82 positive case, 36 residents and 46 staff. One person is hospitalized.
There have been no additional deaths reported at United Helpers Rehabilitation and Senior Care in Ogdensburg since Christmas Eve.
Tuesday, December 29, 2020 - 9:14 am
Staff working at United Helpers Rehabilitation and Senior Care in Ogdensburg, on Christmas Eve, reported a visit by Santa Claus. He is seen above kneeling in prayer outside the building before offering a wave and returning to his night’s work. Photo submitted by United Helpers.
United Helpers reports first deaths at Canton facility United Helpers Rehabilitation and Senior Care in Canton (Source: WWNY) By Scott Atkinson | December 28, 2020 at 1:27 PM EST - Updated December 28 at 2:00 PM
CANTON, N.Y. (WWNY) - United Helpers reported on Monday that three people have died from COVID-19 at its Rehabilitation and Senior Care Center in Canton.
The deaths are the first at the Canton facility, and occurred over the Christmas holiday. As of Christmas Eve, the Canton facility reported no deaths.
The number of residents at the Canton facility testing positive for COVID jumped from 30 to 36, and the number of staff testing positive from 20 to 37.
United Helpers manages over 30 facilities in St. Lawrence County, including senior housing, nursing homes, and group homes. Photo: Julia Ritchey
Dec 28, 2020 Since late November, 25 nursing home residents have died due to COVID-19 at two United Helpers facilities in St. Lawrence County.
The outbreak at the facility in Ogdensburg began around Thanksgiving. Since then, 207 cases have been linked to United Helpers Rehabilitation and Senior Care facility in Ogdensburg, with 128 residents testing positive and 22 residents dying due to the disease as of Monday, Dec. 28.
Five people from the facility are currently hospitalized with COVID-19.
The virus also began to spread in late November at the two United Helpers facilities in Canton. At the Rehabilitation and Senior Care, 73 cases have been linked to the facility, including 36 residents.