Coronavirus cases surge to 39 at living facility for Texans with intellectual and developmental disa

[Elderberry]

Texas Tribune by Julián Aguilar March 27, 2020

Coronavirus cases surge to 39 at living facility for Texans with intellectual and developmental disabilities

The center serves more than 400 people with disabilities and it employees about 1,400 staff members.

More than 30 additional cases of COVID-19 have been reported at the Denton State Supported Living Center, Denton County Judge Andy Eads said Friday.

That new caseload brings Denton County's total to 137 cases, the judge said. They include infections in the previously unaffected municipalities of Argyle, Corinth, Roanoke and Krum.

Also Friday, Lubbock officials announced that six residents at the Whisperwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center there had tested positive for the new coronavirus after two employees there also tested positive earlier in the week.

More: https://www.texastribune.org/2020/03/27/texas-living-facility-denton-see-coronavirus-cases-surge-39/

[mountaineer]

Sadly, that's not surprising. My late b-i-l had developmental disabilities along with physical limitations and was prone to pneumonia even in the absence of a "bug" affecting the respiratory system. Many such folk have difficulty following doctors' instructions - the message doesn't always get from ears to brain.