Sterling Estates in East Cobb reports case of Coronavirus

East Cobb Sterling Estates Coronavirus case

The Sterling Estates senior living community on Lower Roswell in East Cobb is reporting that it has a positive test for Coronavirus.

The Sterling Estates website posted a message Monday saying that a resident who reported abdominal pain on Thursday but did not have a fever was tested “out of an abundance of caution” and that the person’s test for COVID-19 came back positive on Sunday.

That individual remains hospitalized in stable condition, according to the Sterling Estates management, which continued:

“We are in regular contact with the resident’s family. It is critically important that we treat this situation with the utmost confidentiality. We must adhere to patient privacy laws but will be as transparent as laws allow. Please be assured that we can and will take the necessary steps to prevent any virus spread while also adhering to these laws.”

The posting also indicated that any staff members with known exposure to the infected person are being asked to self-isolate. That individual’s apartment is being cleaned and common areas of Sterling Estates also will be cleaned.

Residents have been ordered to stay in their apartments until further notice. Their temperatures will be taken twice a day and they will be provided in-room meal services.

Staff members will be wearing gloves and masks and will have symptom screenings three times a day, including a temperature check.

Numerous senior living facilities in Cobb and elsewhere have been taking measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 because older people are more vulnerable to the disease.

The Solana East Cobb on Johnson Ferry Road has moved into “full apartment quarantine,” according to a message posted on its website Saturday.

The facility is owned by The Arbor Company, which has imposed a company-wide policy that includes cancelling group activities and classes and delivering meals to each resident’s apartment.

Senior living communities in Marietta also have had positive test results.

As of noon Monday, 245 positive COVID-19 cases have been reported in Cobb County, with nine deaths.

In Georgia there are 2,809 confirmed cases and 87 deaths. Only Dougherty County (17) and Fulton County (14) have more deaths than Cobb.