Thirteen deaths in "
possible connection with Covid-19
" have been recorded in an nursing home in Oloron-Sainte-Marie (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) since the discovery on September 10 of an epidemic focus, the Agency announced on Wednesday September 30. regional health (ARS).
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Since the appearance in early September of these first cases of Covid-19 at the nursing home L'Age d'Or (96 places), visits have been suspended, hygiene measures strengthened and the team expanded with the arrival of 'a hospital doctor, argued ARS Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
“
Despite this commitment, 13 deaths have been identified as a possible link with COVID-19,
” according to its
press
release.
The first two screening campaigns carried out in the establishment revealed that 69 of the 96 residents had been contaminated with Covid-19, Maritchu Blanzaco, director of the Regional Health Agency in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, told AFP.
A third screening campaign on September 24, however, concluded "
in the absence of new confirmed cases
," said the ARS.
"
We put all the necessary devices to help the establishment and after 3 weeks, we can see that there is no extension of the epidemic at this stage
", noted Maritchu Blanzaco by saying "
careful
".
The pandemic has killed at least 31,893 people in France, including 59 between Monday and Tuesday, according to the report of Public Health France Tuesday evening.