Coronavirus In Minnesota: St. Therese Of New Hope Says 47 Residents Have Died Due To COVID-19
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- St. Therese of New Hope reported Wednesday that 47 residents have died as a result of COVID-19 -- making it the most affected long-term care facility in Minnesota.
St. Therese said 130 residents at the 258 bed facility have also been infected, as well as 65 staff members.
WCCO spoke to a woman whose 72-year-old father is staying at the facility. He has tested negative so far, but his roommate did contract the virus.
"It's a bunch of mixed emotions," Megan Beauchaine, who lives in Anoka, said. "Sad, upset, full of anxiety."
Beauchaine said her father was eventually moved to his own room as a precaution. She said she prays her father won't contract the virus. She also thanked the care givers helping people like her father during this time.
"They're sacrificing even their own health and their own lives," she said.
St. Therese CEO Barbara Rode told WCCO the last few weeks have been "devastating" for the facility.
She did say they have started to see the number of new cases decline in the last week.
St. Therese said that of their positive cases, one-third of the patients didn't show symptoms.
The facility has now tested 100% of its residents and is waiting for the remaining results.
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