36 People Test Positive For Coronavirus At Desborough Care Home

36 people have tested positive for Coronavirus at a care home in Desborough which admitted three NHS patients who turned out to be infected.

23 residents and 13 staff at Cheaney Court on Harrington Road, which had been free of the virus for several weeks, now have Covid-19.

A spokesman for the home says all ‘look likely to recover.’

Cheaney Court care home, Desborough

Paperwork showed the patients – two discharged from Kettering General Hospital – had tested negative for coronavirus.

A spokesman for Cheaney Court said: “We require written confirmation of a negative Covid-19 test before any resident is admitted.” the home said.

“Our policy also ensures that all incoming residents are placed in isolation and are tested again by us. As a result of these precautions we were able to identify three people admitted from NHS facilities in the past month who tested positive.

“Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, a number of other residents and staff have subsequently tested positive for Covid-19. The majority are now reaching the end of the cycle and medical advice, happily, indicates that everyone looks likely to recover.

“The home is coping extremely well under the circumstances and morale amongst staff and residents alike is very good.”

Kettering General Hospital’s medical director Andrew Chilton said the hospital worked to guidelines approved by the county’s health and social care system and adhered to national guidelines.

The hospital said it “used the best tests possible” but only 75% of tests carried out were accurate.