HUDSON—As of Monday morning, October 19, 24 residents of Ghent Assisted Living, 30 Whittier Way off Route 66, have tested positive for Covid-19 since the beginning of last week’s outbreak, Columbia County Department of Health Director Jack Mabb said in the Columbia County Board of Supervisor’s October 19 coronavirus-update press release.
The outbreak was initially reported in the county’s October 15 press release. At that time, five residents were hospitalized, and one resident, who was hospitalized, had died. This marked the 38th person to succumb to the coronavirus in Columbia County.
Ten residents had tested positive for the virus, five of whom were in the hospital, one in the ICU. Read more…