Cumberland County nursing home reports nearly 90 COVID-19 cases
FACILITIES IN WAKE, WAYNE, AND
CUMBERLAND COUNTIES TOPPING THE
LIST.
>>> AN EMPLOYEE IN CUMBERLAND
COUNTY WHO RECENTLY TESTED
POSITIVE SPOKE EXCLUSIVELY WITH
OUR GILBERT BAEZ ABOUT THE
CONDITIONS INSIDE.
>> Reporter: THE STATE JUST
UPDATED THE NUMBERS LAST NIGHT,
BUT WE GOT A TIP TWO WEEKS AGO
THAT THERE WAS AN OUTBREAK OF
COVID-19 HERE AT THE CAROLINA
REHAB CENTER OF CUMBERLAND.
>> YOU WERE IN PEOPLES HOMES.
THEY ARE NOT BEING TREATED
RIGHT.
>> Reporter: THAT'S THE
DISTORTED VOICE OF THE EMPLOYEE
OF CAROLINA REHAB OF CUMBERLAND
COUNTY.
THE PERSON AGREED TO THE
INTERVIEW IF THEIR NAME WAS NOT
USED.
ACCORDING TO THE STATE 73
RESIDENTS AND 14 EMPLOYEES HAVE
TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.
WE'RE TOLD TWO RESIDENTS
REPORTEDLY DIED.
THE EMPLOYEE WHO SPOKE TO ME IS
ONE OF THE 14 RECOVERING FROM
THE VIRUS.
>> I FEEL BETTER AND EVERYTHING
LIKE I SAID I HAD SYMPTOMS THE
FIRST FEW DAYS AND EVERYTHING,
BUT NOW I'M DOING BETTER.
>> Reporter: THE EMPLOYEE WAS
FULLY VACCINATED AND HAD A
BOOSTER SHOT, BUT SAID
CONDITIONS INSIDE THE REHAB
CENTER MAKE IT A PLACE WHERE
COVID-19 CAN EASILY SPREAD.
WHILE THE STATE
REPORTED THE NUMBERS TUESDAY,
THE EMPLOYEE TELLS ME THE
OUTBREAK HAS BEEN GOING ON
INSIDE THE REHAB CENTER FOR SOME
TIME.
>> I'M GOING TO SAY IT'S BEEN
ABOUT A MONTH.
>> AND WHY HAVEN'T THEY REPORTED
IT TO THE STATE?
>> I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THEY NEVER
REPORTED IT.
>> Reporter: HOW BAD IS IT
INSIDE THE BUILDING?
>> REALLY BAD.
THEY CHANGE ROOMS EVERY DAY.
THE PLACE IS NOT BEING DEEP
CLEANED, SANITIZED, OR
ANYTHING.
THEY ARE JUST CHANGING ROOMS,
PUTTING THE POSITIVES WITH THE
NEGATIVES, JUST MOVING PEOPLE
ALL AROUND.
>> Reporter: HILL'S GRANDMOTHER
IS ONE OF THE TWO PATIENTS WHO
DIED.
HE WAS TOLD TO VISIT HIS
GRANDMOTHER AT HIS OWN RISK.
>> THE FACILITY IS UNDER
STAFFED, THEY'RE NOT KEEPING IT
REAL.
THEY'RE NOT TELLING ME WHAT'S
GOING ON.
>> Reporter: WE'VE REACHED OUT
TO THE MANAGEMENT HERE AT THE
CAROLINA REHAB CENTER TO FIND
OUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO
CONTROL THE VIRUS.
WE HAVE YET TO HEAR BACK FROM