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Seniors Concerned Over Positive COVID-19 Cases at La Jolla Care Facility

A group of seniors claim they are not being protected from potential spread of COVID-19

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A group of seniors living at Pacific Regent La Jolla, a senior care facility, tell NBC 7 they are concerned after learning people in their building tested positive for COVID-19.

โ€œI live in fear every day now,โ€ said Sondra Berk, a Pacific Regent La Jolla resident.

Berk claims all residents, including positive COVID-19 patients, share common spaces within the facility, like the kitchen, lobby and patio.  

โ€œWe share air conditioning and heating. We share the kitchen. We share the refrigerator,โ€ Berk said.

She said sheโ€™s concerned the virus will spread in the facility.

At least a dozen other residents stepped out onto the driveway Saturday and shared similar concerns over the potential spread of COVID-19.

โ€œWeโ€™re all elderly people. We have about 180 to 190 people. Iโ€™m frightened for my life,โ€ said retired Dr. Soloman Kaplan.

NBC 7 reached out to a representative with The California Department of Public Health and was directed to a database that confirms at least one employee and one resident have been infected with COVID-19 at The Springs at Pacific Regent La Jolla.

It does not say whether the patients have recovered, are self-isolating off-site, or are still at the care facility.

NBC 7 also reached out to representatives with The Springs at Pacific Regent several times Saturday and Sunday and are waiting for a response.

Its website reads one resident has tested positive for COVID-19, but does not mention an employee testing positive. It also included a list of protocols being taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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