The center, between the hamlet of Puente Tocinos and the urban area of Murcia, became “famous” for a news in 2016: 70,000 euros in the gas bill.
In that interview, with Sister María del Mar, we learned that it was “a residence for people over 65 in a situation of high social vulnerability“where the nuns tried to “The elderly feel at home, giving them comprehensive care and accompanying them in all their needs until the end of their days.”
At that time there were 73 residents but the number has now risen to more than 100 people.
In the first days of this second wave of cases in residences, after many days without practically positive cases, Radio Murcia revealed that Health had had to intervene “an outbreak with 35 cases in a residence in Puente Tocinos.” At that first moment, medical sources consulted by Cadena SER described it as “important” and very worrying. And so it has been.
Right now, the residence is the first in cases in the Region with 35 positive residents and 20 affected workers. All residents are being tested continuously, with special care for those with symptoms. The total number of affected, two weeks later, is 55 cases without counting the deceased, of which the counseling does not provide data or number.
Other residences.
The CASER residence in Lorca has 24 affected, that of El Palmar has 20, that of CASER in Santo Ángel (which suffered a great death in the first wave) has again 5 cases, the virgin residence of Rosario and that of Abanilla have achieved leave the statistics to zero but they have two workers with positives who have been isolated thanks to the tests that were carried out.
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