COVID-19 outbreak reported at Apex nursing home

Multiple people, including employees and residents, at UNC Rex Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center of Apex have tested positive for the coronavirus, Wake County health officials said. This is the fourth long-term care facility in Wake County with a virus outbreak.

Posted 1:05 a.m. May 5, 2020 — Updated 2:35 a.m. May 5, 2020

APEX, N.C. — Multiple people, including employees and residents, at UNC Rex Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center of Apex have tested positive for the coronavirus, Wake County health officials said. They declined to say how many cases have been reported or provide the breakdown between residents and staff.

This is the fourth long-term care facility in Wake County with a virus outbreak.

Wake County Public Health defines an outbreak at a long-term care facility as two or more people

“As we’ve seen with previous outbreaks, the coronavirus can spread quickly through communities where people live near each other in relatively close quarters,” Dr. Jeff Williams said in a statement. Williams oversaw the Wake County Emergency Operations Center’s public health branch.

Capital Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Raleigh, Sunnybrook Rehabilitation in Raleigh and Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Knightdale have previously reported COVID-19 outbreaks.

Officials have reported 2,217 positive cases at nursing homes and long-term care centers across the state.

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