On Tuesday, April 7, 2020, the county health department said three more people tied to Eastbrook Center had tested positive for COVID-19. Eastbrook Center is a nursing home at 3819 Chesterfield Avenue in Charleston. The total at the facility rose to five cases: four patients and one employee.
On the morning of Monday, April 6, a combined team had tested 124 patients and 39 staff members at the facility. The team included the health department, Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC), the West Virginia National Guard and the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority.
- By April 7, the health department had received 69 negative results.
- 52 tests from the facility were still pending. This number did not include staff members who were set to come to the health department for a test.
- The health department contacted all other staff members to set up a test at its office.
See three more people test positive at the Eastbrook facility, 124 residents, 39 staff members of Eastbrook Center tested for COVID-19 and the Charleston Gardens testing update.