The PruittHEALTH – Carolina Point and Signature HealthCARE nursing homes, two of the largest outbreak locations of COVID-19 in Orange County, continue to see more deaths from the virus.

Updated coronavirus case counts from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services show the two congregate living facilities report 165 total cases among residents and staff, with 28 total deaths. As of Friday, May 1, PruittHEALTH is reporting the cases are largely among residents of the facility, with a total of 84 compared to 25 staff cases. Signature HealthCARE is reporting a similar ratio, with 48 resident cases compared to eight staff cases.

Neither nursing home is reporting any deaths to be from staff members: PruittHEALTH reports 16 residents have died from the virus and Signature HealthCARE is reporting 12.

These numbers show a slight increase in cases since the state began reporting individual case numbers for long-term care facilities on April 28. At that time, the facilities were reporting 160 combined cases, with 108 coming from PruittHEALTH and 52 coming from Signature HealthCARE.

Residents may noticed an difference in deaths reported at these facilities compared to reported deaths in the county. On Tuesday, Orange County reported only 18 deaths of county residents.

According to Orange County Health Department Communications Manager Kristen Prelipp, that’s because not all residents of the nursing homes are residents of Orange County.

“This was set up before the pandemic, it’s just how we track diseases in our state,” she told 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck. “If someone happened to be staying at a long-term care facility and unfortunately passed away but are actually a resident of another county in North Carolina, the death is counted toward the tally for their county.”

PruittHEALTH – Carolina Point is located on Mt. Sinai Road on the Durham-Orange county line, while Signature HealthCARE is located off East Franklin Street in Chapel Hill.

To view the full list of congregate living facilities experiencing COVID-19 cases, visit the NCDHHS website.

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