Maverick County COVID-19 Infections Explode in Nursing Home Facilities and Rehabilitation Centers
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020
The State of Texas refused to disclose the total numbers of COVID-19 infections in its nursing home facilities and rehabilitation centers for several months until public outcry for transparency forced Texas public leaders to finally disclose these numbers on July 27, 2020.
In an earlier article by the Eagle Pass Business Journal, the three nursing home facilities and rehabilitation centers in Maverick County reported that as of July 15, 2020, there were only eight (8) employees infected with COVID-19 while no residents had been infected nor died from COVID-19.
Our second review of the State of Texas public health statistics now reflects that the COVID-19 infections in the three nursing home facilities and rehabilitation centers in Maverick County have exploded as of July 27, 2020, only 12 days apart, with a cumulative total of 40 employees infected with COVID-19 and 122 residents infected with COVID-19 and three (3) deaths from COVID-19.
Eagle Pass Nursing and Rehabilitation Center located at 2550 Zacatecas Drive in Eagle Pass, Texas reported on July 27, 2020 having one employee positive and active with COVID-19, one employee cumulative total infected with COVID-19, but no residents positive and active with COVID-19 nor any resident dying from COVID-19. Previously, on July 15, 2020, Eagle Pass Nursing and Rehabilitation Center reported only one employee positive and active with COVID-19 and no resident positive and active with COVID-19. From July 15 to July 27, Eagle Pass Nursing and Rehabilitation Center did not report any new COVID-19 infections among its employees and residents.
La Hacienda de Paz Rehabilitation and Care Center located at 3333 Bob Rogers Drive in Eagle Pass, Texas reported on July 27, 2020 having 15 employees positive and active with COVID-19, 15 cumulative total employees infected with COVID-19, and 91 residents positive and active with COVID-19 but no resident having died from COVID-19. Previously, on July 15, 2020, La Hacienda de Paz Rehabilitation and Care Center reported having no employee infected with COVID-19 nor any resident infected with COVID-19. From July 15 to July 27, La Hacienda de Paz Rehabilitation and Care Center reported an increase of 15 employees infected with COVID-19 and 91 residents infected with COVID-19, a significant increase.
Maverick Nursing and Rehabilitation Center located at 3106 Bob Rogers Drive in Eagle Pass, Texas reported on July 27, 2020 having 20 employees positive and active with COVID-19 and a cumulative total of 24 employees infected with COVID-19 and 28 residents positive and active with COVID-19, three (3) deaths of residents from COVID-19, and a cumulative total of 31 residents infected with COVID-19. Previously, on July 15, 2020, Maverick Nursing and Rehabilitation Center reported three employees positive and active with COVID-19 and a cumulative total of seven employees infected with COVID-19 while no residents infected with COVID-19 nor deaths. From July 15 to July 27, Maverick Nursing and Rehabilitation Center reported an increase of 13 employees infected with COVID-19, a cumulative total of 17 infected employees with COVID-19, 28 residents infected with COVID-19, and three (3) deaths of residents from COVID-19, all significant increases.
According to the statistics published by the State of Texas on July 27, 2020, all three nursing home facilities and rehabilitation centers in Maverick County saw an explosive growth of COVID-19 infections during the two week period from July 15 to July 27, 2020, including 32 new positive COVID-19 infections among employees, 122 residents infected with COVID-19, and three (3) deaths of residents from COVID-19.
Nationally, it is estimated that up to 40 percent of the total deaths associated with COVID-19 in the United States have been at nursing home facilities and rehabilitation centers and at assisted living centers, more than 60,000 Americans. The exact amount is unknown due to discrepancies among the 50 states reporting mechanisms of COVID-19 deaths within nursing home facilities and rehabilitation centers and assisted living centers.
