Booker Nursing Home back to Phase 1 protocols for COVID-19

DAYTON—An employee working in the Booker Rest Home tested positive for COVID-19 last week, which led to mandatory testing of all staff and all residents on Friday, November 20, and again the following Monday.

Columbia County Health System CEO Shane McGuire said the recent uptick of positive cases in the community would place an additional strain on the ability to protect nursing home residents and other vulnerable populations.

On Sunday, the Columbia County Public Health reported 16 positive cases throughout the community.

“The community may not realize it, but when our infection rate goes up,...