With lots of noise in the community on why the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. doesn\u2019t post how many people have recovered from COVID-19, Esther Mu\u00f1a, CHCC chief executive officer, said that the guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that they need to be cautious about what is considered \u201crecovered.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCDC guidelines actually state that we need to be cautious about stating that. \u2026While some jurisdictions post it, we ought not to, again because of that definition of what is \u2018recovered,\u2019\u201d said Mu\u00f1a.<\/p>\n
She added that the Commonwealth Health Center has seen cases of individuals who are considered \u201crecovered,\u201d yet the virus is still there when they are tested with the polymerase chain reaction test that looks for current infection. Mu\u00f1a stated that the definition for recovered patients is hard to define, and the CDC says that they need to be cautious in using that term.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we do is we test them. \u2026After two tests that show that they [are] negative, then we release them. And some people have been released even after 30 days of isolation but they\u2019re still showing positive,\u201d said Mu\u00f1a.<\/p>\n
Additionally, under CDC guidelines, how long a person is in isolation can determine if they are still infectious or not. \u201cYes, that\u2019s what CDC is saying. \u2026For example, they\u2019ve been identified after the fifth day of testing, then you have another 14 days of isolation, and then you test them [again]. \u2026Some have stayed within the isolation area beyond the 21 days,\u201d said Mu\u00f1a. \u201cBut again, in the discussion of our medical provider with CDC, the determination is that they\u2019re not considered infectious [and] they are released.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mu\u00f1a added that if CDC says that they are not ready to be released, they won\u2019t be released but if the CDC says they are considered not infective, then the individual gets released.<\/p>\n
Additionally, community testing has been ongoing for individuals who need to be tested, and not individuals who want to get tested the second time around. Mu\u00f1a stated that there have been no positive cases\u2014\u201cknock on wood\u201d\u2014so far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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