Last week, the nursing home earned the distinction of having the largest active outbreak in a skilled nursing facility in San Diego County. Escondido Post Acute facility administrator Rob Zitsman declined to answer questions about the outbreak. The state does not report exact COVID-19 statistics for categories with 10 or fewer cases at skilled nursing facilities. AdvertisementThus far, 239 skilled nursing facility residents and staff have died from the novel coronavirus in San Diego County, including nine new deaths reported by county officials Wednesday. Deaths related to skilled nursing facility outbreaks account for just over 18% of the total number of novel coronavirus deaths in the county.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 27, 2020 00:11 UTC