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Several residents at Southside long-term care facility test positive for COVID-19
MECKLENBURG COUNTY, Va. โ Several people have tested positive for COVID-19 at a long-term care facility in Mecklenburg County, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) announced Wednesday. The residents at Sentara Meadowview Terrace who tested positive are being temporarily relocated to an isolation unit at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital. Sentara officials say all residents and staff at Meadiowview Terrace are being tested for COVID-19, and they expect the results back by Thursday morning. Sentara is asking family members to stop visiting Sentara Meadowview Terrace or Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital and stay in touch with family via phone or video chat. Residents who were in the hospitalโs isolation unit will return to Meadowview Terrace once there is no risk of exposure, according to Sentara.