A second resident at the Acorn Glen assisted living facility has died of COVID-19 complications, becoming the 10th Princeton resident to succumb to the disease, the Princeton Health Department announced May 1.
The man, who was in his 90s, was one of 14 residents at the assisted living facility on Mount Lucas Road to have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said. The first Acorn Glen resident to die of the disease was a 74-year-old woman.
The first reported death of COVID-19 in Princeton was that of a 92-year-old woman who may have been infected by a home health aide, officials said.
Five men who were residents at the Princeton Care Center nursing home died of COVID-19. Two men, neither of whom lived in a long term care facility, also died of the disease. Both men had underlying medical conditions.
The residents at the Acorn Glen and Princeton Care Center are among the 119 Princeton residents who have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said May 1. Of those 119 residents, 62 residents have recovered.
Acorn Glen and the Princeton Care Center are among 22 long term care facilities in Mercer County that have reported staff or residents whose tests for COVID-19 were positive, according to the New Jersey Department of Health.
Through May 1, 843 residents and staff at the 22 long term care facilities in Mercer County have tested positive for COVID-19. There have been 137 reported deaths, the New Jersey Department of Health said.
In releasing the number of COVID-19 deaths, the New Jersey Department of Health cautioned that it includes COVID-positive deaths; deaths in persons with pending tests; and respiratory illnesses for which COVID-19 testing was not performed.
The cases are self-reported by the long term care facilities at a point in time, and may not reflect real-time data, the state agency said. The case numbers are constantly changing and are subject to updates.
Statewide, 498 long term care facilities have reported COVID-19 breakouts, the New Jersey Department of Health said. There have been 3,488 patients whose deaths have been reported to the state agency, but all deaths may not be laboratory confirmed.
