The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department on Thursday announced that three more people have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Eastbrook skilled nursing facility at 3819 Chesterfield Avenue in Charleston. The total number of COVID-19 positive patients and staff members at the facility is now eight.
A combined team from KCHD, Charleston Area Medical Center, the West Virginia National Guard and the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority tested 124 patients and 39 staff members on-site Monday morning after KCHD was notified late Sunday that a patient had tested positive. Remaining staff members were tested by appointment at the health department.