Yolo County officials say another Woodland nursing facility has coronavirus outbreak

Yolo County health officials reported an outbreak of the coronavirus at a Woodland skilled nursing facility Sunday afternoon infecting multiple people.

In a news release, county officials said there were 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19 at Alderson Convalescent Hospital, 124 Walnut St. in Woodland.

Among these patients, six were in residents at the facility and four were staff members. No deaths were reported.

All residents and staff were tested Thursday. Results are still being determined.

Those who tested positive have been isolated and all staff and residents are being monitored for possible symptoms of COVID-19. Families of residents of Alderson Convalescent Hospital have been notified of the outbreak.

The facility implemented several measures prior to the outbreak meant to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, such as screening staff daily and redirecting air flow to reduce the chance of cross contamination.

“Locations like nursing facilities, where people are living in congregate settings and the population served are older or elderly with underlying health conditions, are at the highest risk of being infected,” county health officials said in a news release.

Yolo County, like most of California, has experienced a recent surge in infections. County officials have reported a total of 645 infections, adding 30 new cases on Friday and 32 more on Saturday. County health officials reported one death Friday, bringing the total to 25. Of the county’s deaths, 17 were related to an outbreak at Stollwood Convalescent Hospital in Woodland.

Stollwood’s coronavirus outbreak began in April and has since spread among 32 of its residents and 34 of its staff members. Last month, the Courtyard Healthcare Center, a long-term skilled care facility in Davis, also reported an outbreak. Four residents and two staff have been infected there, but no deaths have been reported.

COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by coronavirus, disproportionately affects older patients, and a higher rate of fatality has been observed among this population. In Yolo County, 77 percent of all deaths have been in patients age 65 or older, according to state data.