The death toll in specialized establishments continues to increase. The number of residents of the Mougins nursing home, a small town in the Alpes-Maritimes who died from the Covid-19 increased from 29 to 31, a spokesman for the establishment said on Monday.
The previous assessment communicated Friday by the private group Korian, which manages this establishment where 109 elderly people reside, had indeed recorded 29 deaths since March 20.
Call to the health reserve
The staff screening results show that 14 of the 50 staff at this nursing home are positive for Covid-19, added the spokesperson for the establishment. "We have started to do what is necessary on the spot to replace the personnel tested positive, who no longer comes to the site, by calling on the health reserve", he indicated.
"The screening of the other residents must start on Monday," he adds, explaining that sanitary measures have been taken, in particular by establishing two "waterproof parts" in the Ehpad.
Saturday, the prosecutor's office of Grasse confirmed that a family of deceased resident filed a complaint "against X for endangering the life of others". Several local elected officials have ordered the health authorities to carry out a full screening of residents and nursing home staff.
According to the Provence-Alpes-Côtes d'Azur Regional Health Agency, 43 people have died from Covid-19 in hospitals in the Alpes-Maritimes since the start of the epidemic.
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