Wake County Identifies COVID-19 Outbreaks at Three Long-Term Care Facilities

Wake County Public Health has confirmed outbreaks of COVID-19 at the following facilities:

  • The Cypress of Raleigh – Rosewood Health Center, 8801 Cypress Lakes Drive, Raleigh. This is the facility’s third outbreak. Previous outbreaks occurred in August 2020 and December 2020.
     
  • Brookdale Cary, 7870 Chapel Hill Road, Cary. This is the facility’s third outbreak. Previous outbreaks happened in January 2021 and May 2021.
     
  • Brookdale – MacArthur Park, 111 MacArthur Drive, Cary. This is the facility’s fourth outbreak. Previous outbreaks occurred in September 2020, January 2021 and September 2021.
     

No additional information about residents or employees within the facility will be disclosed.

Our Public Health team has reached out to all long-term care facilities in Wake County to emphasize the proactive measures that need to be taken during this surge in Omicron cases to avoid outbreaks.

The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services defines an outbreak as two or more people – residents or employees – testing positive for the virus. Because of the possibility for rapid spread of COVID-19 in long-term settings, NCDHHS shares guidance on the steps these facilities should take following an outbreak.

Staying Updated
Visit Wake County’s multilingual COVID-19 webpage for the latest information on COVID-19. It features a set of frequently asked questions to educate residents, COVID-19 vaccine information and the most current data on how the virus is impacting our county.

Also, look for important updates about COVID-19 on Wake County’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.

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