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VALLEJO, Calif. (KRON) — A coronavirus outbreak at an North Bay nursing facility is worsening.
Eleven patients are now dead at the Windsor Vallejo Care Center.
In total, 127 people, mostly residents of the nursing home, have been infected in the last two weeks.
“His suffering is over, his suffering is over.”
That is the aunt of William Bennett III who died Wednesday night at the Sutter Solano hospital. The 31-year-old stroke victim was the 11th resident of the Windsor Vallejo Care Center to die due to COVID-19 so far.
96 residents and 31 staff members there have tested positive for the virus.
Bennett’s aunt says she’s been trying to move the father of two out of the care center even before the virus took hold because of the conditions there.
“Personally I would like Windsor to be shut down,” she said. “That’s my prayer. As you walk up and down the hallways, the patients are sitting outside looking so nasty and so somber like it smelled like I can’t even explain to you.”
It’s a skilled nursing home that was already having problems. An April inspection by the department of health and human services found 23 health citations and gave it a rating of much below average.
“I’m praying she is still negative.”
That’s the granddaughter of Maria Goza, an 86-year-old resident of the nursing home who was tested again for the virus Thursday.
Her family says the Alzheimer’s patient has been neglected and mistreated there — and fear the care center has been understaffed and overwhelmed as COVID-19 has taken hold.
“Windsor needs to dig a little deeper into their pockets and bring in relief for these poor nursing staff,” she said. “I don’t believe that’s happening and I base that on my grandma being left in a soiled diaper for four hours.”
A statement from the Windsor Vallejo Care Center says they can’t address complaints made by residents or their families because of privacy concerns, but they say they are being hyper vigilant in taking every recommended safety measure to minimize the continued spread of the virus.
In addition to the Solano County Public Health having staff on the ground there, the state has also sent an infection control strike team to the care center to help assess for exposures and monitor the outbreak.
BY AGE GROUP
Solano County COVID-19 |
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Recent surge in positive cases among youth 18 and under |
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| Date | New cases | Total |
| Friday, May 15, 2020 | 2 | 13 |
| Thursday, May 14, 2020 | 3 | 11 |
| Wednesday, May 13, 2020 | 1 | 8 |
| Tuesday, May 12, 2020 | 1 | 7 |
| Monday, May 11, 2020 | 0 | 6 |
| Friday, May 8, 2020 | 0 | 6 |
| Thursday, May 7, 2020 | 0 | 6 |
| Wednesday, May 6, 2020 | 0 | 6 |
| Tuesday, May 5, 2020 | 0 | 6 |
| Monday, May 4, 2020 | 0 | 6 |
| Friday, May 1, 2020 | 1 | 6 |
| Thursday, April 30, 2020 | 0 | 5 |
| Wednesday, April 29, 2020 | 0 | 5 |
| Tuesday, April 28, 2020 | 0 | 5 |
HOSPITALIZATIONS: 62 of Solano’s 410 cases resulted in hospitalizations. Good news – same as yesterday.
ACTIVE CASES: 52 of the 410 cases are active, same as yesterday. Note that the county does not report WHERE the active cases are. Below you will see that only 14 are currently hospitalized, which leaves 36 of these 52 active cases out in our communities somewhere, and hopefully quarantined.
The County’s “Hospital Impact” graph shows 14 of the 62 hospitalized cases are CURRENTLY hospitalized, 1 less than yesterday. The County’s count of ICU beds available and ventilator supply remains at “GOOD” at 31-100%. (No information is given on our supply of test kits, PPE and staff.)
CITY DATA
Vallejo cases reduced by 2 for some reason, 2 fewer cases, total of 245.TESTING
The County reports that 6,761 residents have been tested as of today. Good news – this is a significant increase of 753 residents tested since yesterday’s total of 6,008. This comes a week after the County announced the opening of new State run testing sites in Vacaville and Vallejo, open to anyone.
· See Solano testing – by the numbers April 13 – present.
· See also Solano County announces testing available to all.
We still have a long way to go: only 1.4% of Solano County’s 447,643 residents (2019) have been tested.
This chart shows the infection’s steady upward trajectory in Solano County. Our “curve” continues to creep up. Our nursing homes, long-term care facilities and jails bear watching!
Solano County reported 9 new positive cases again today, total is now 397. And again, we have 1 new death, total now at 12. Also just like yesterday, another new case was a young person under age 18. And again as yesterday, the death was an elder, age 65 or older. This makes 5 new deaths in just 5 days since Friday May 8.
BY AGE GROUP
HOSPITALIZATIONS: 61 of Solano’s 397 cases resulted in hospitalizations, same as yesterday. Good news – no increase.
ACTIVE CASES: More good news: only 42 of the 397 cases are active, and this is 5 fewer than yesterday. Note that the county does not report WHERE the active cases are. Below you will see that only 15 are currently hospitalized, which leaves 27 of these 42 active cases out in our communities somewhere, and hopefully quarantined.
The County’s “Hospital Impact” graph shows 15 of the 61 hospitalized cases are CURRENTLY hospitalized, 2 more than yesterday. (Don’t ask me how TOTAL hospitalizations can remain at 61 while CURRENTLY hospitalized increases by 2. There must be an error or a correction of a previous error….) The County’s count of ICU beds available and ventilator supply remains at “GOOD” at 31-100%. (No information is given on our supply of test kits, PPE and staff.)
CITY DATA
This report mirrors exactly yesterday’s report:
TESTING
The County reports that 5,934 residents have been tested as of today. This is an increase of 265 residents tested since yesterday’s total of 5,669. This comes a week after the County announced the opening of new State run testing sites in Vacaville and Vallejo, open to anyone. Are we beginning to see our testing numbers surge?
· See Solano testing – by the numbers April 13 – present.
· See also Solano County announces testing available to all.
We have a long way to go: only 1.2% of Solano County’s 447,643 residents (2019) have been tested.
This chart shows the infection’s steady upward trajectory in Solano County. Our “curve” continues to creep up. Our nursing homes, long-term care facilities and jails bear watching!
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