OGDENSBURG â When 8-year-old Alexis Haught heard about the COVID-19 outbreak at United Helpers Rehabilitation and Senior Care facility, she knew she wanted to do something to help the residents and employees there.
âItâs Christmas time, and with everything going on, I thought it would be nice to write some Christmas Cards,â she said in a press release from United Helpers, adding that over the course of one weekend she created 90 cards.
While she wasnât sure exactly how long it took, Alexis said she spent a âcouple hoursâ each day working on the cards. âIt made me feel really happy,â she said.
22 deaths reported at Ogdensburg nursing home United Helpers Ogdensburg Rehabilitation and Senior Care (Source: wwny) By 7 News Staff | December 24, 2020 at 11:10 AM EST - Updated December 24 at 11:10 AM
OGDENSBURG, N.Y. (WWNY) - Two more COVID-19 deaths have been reported at United Helpers Rehabilitation and Senior Care in Ogdensburg.
On Tuesday, United Helpers recorded a death toll of 20. As of Thursday morning, the number stands at 22.
Positive cases since November 22 include 128 residents and 77 staff. The nursing home has a current population of 114.
Eighty-four people have recovered. Four are hospitalized.
One person at United Helpers Rehabilitation and Senior Care in Canton is hospitalized. Thirty residents and 20 staff have tested positive since November 29.
Tuesday, December 22, 2020 - 5:35 pm
CORRECTION An earlier headline for this story listed Alexis as an Ogdensburg resident, in fact she is from Norfolk.
NORFOLK – When 8-year-old Alexis Haught heard about the COVID-19 outbreak at United Helpers Rehabilitation and Senior Care in Ogdensburg, she knew she wanted to do something to help the residents and employees there.
“It’s Christmas time, and with everything going on, I thought it would be nice to write some Christmas cards,” she said, adding that over the course of one weekend she created 90 cards.
While she wasn’t sure exactly how long it took, Haught said she spent a “couple hours” each day working on the cards. When asked how it made her feel, she replied, “It made me feel really happy.”
A fire at the United Helpers nursing home garage nearly touched the facility. The evacuation of residents may have inadvertently spread the coronavirus. Photo: St. Lawrence County Emergency Services
Dec 22, 2020 A fire last month at United Helpers Rehabilitation and Senior Care in Ogdensburg may have been a factor in a deadly coronavirus outbreak there. Many residents and staff were evacuated, and could have spread the virus.
On the afternoon of Sunday, November 15
Worried the fire would spread into the residential area, United Helpers CEO Steve Knight said many residents were taken outside. We had to evacuate people out into the parking lot, Knight said. And that mixed everyone together.
United Helpers Rehabilitation and Senior Care in Ogdensburg. Photo: Google Maps.
Dec 21, 2020
The number of deaths linked to a COVID-19 outbreak at a United Helpers nursing home in Ogdensburg rose to 20 on Monday.
The organization has been sending regular updates since the outbreak began more than three weeks ago. The latest figures make it among the deadliest outbreaks at a long-term care facility in the North Country.
According to their latest release, 125 residents and 74 staff have tested positive for the virus at the facility since Nov. 22. Six people remain hospitalized.
Cases have also risen at United Helpers’ nursing home in Canton. Two residents and three staff have tested positive since last week, bringing the total number of cases to 33.