Pennsylvania Officials Concerned Data From Nursing Homes Could Be Inaccurate

Natasha Brown reports.

DEFIED THE EMERGENCY MEASURESSHUT DOWN TODAY THE GYM'S OWNERSVOWING TO REOPEN AGAIN TOMORROW.IN PENNSYLVANIA OFFICIALS ARERAISING CONCERNS THE DATA FROMNURSING HOMES IN THE STATE COULDBE INACCURATE.AND THAT COULD IMPACTCHECKPOINTS FOR REOPENING.NATASHA BROWN HAS MORE ONWHAT HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE SAYINGABOUT THE ISSUE.WE HAVE 980 NEW CASES OFCOVID-19.THIS BRINGS OUR STATEWIDETOTALLY TO 65,392PENNSYLVANIANS.AS THE COMMONWEALTH OFPENNSYLVANIA CONTINUES TO LOGMORE POSITIVE CASES AND DEATHSDUE TO COVID-19, THE ACCURACY OFNUMBERS AS THEY RELATE TONURSING HOMES AND LONG-TERM CAREFACILITIES CONTINUE TO RAISECONCERNS.THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH RELEASED DATA ON TUESDAYBUT REPORTS SHOW THAT IN SOMECITY FACILITIES WEREMR. POTENTIAL UNDER COUNTS WITHSOME DEATHS AND POSITIVE CASESNOT BEING REPORTED.IT'S A LOT MORE COMPLICATEDTHAN YOU MIGHT THINK TO BE ABLETO COME UP WITH THE FEW NUMBERSTHAT WE HAVE HERE WE GET DATAFROM MANY DIFFERENT SOURCES.FLORSING HOME AND LONGTERCARE FACILITIES A ACCOUNT FOR 54 PERCENT OF PHILADELPHIA'SCORONAVIRUS CASES DEATH ANDLIVING IN THAT THE CENTER THEMOST VULNERABLE POPULATION DUETO A TECHNICAL GLITCH STATEHEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEY WERENOT ABLE TO UPDATE THE SYSTEM ONTUESDAY CREATING A DELAY IN CASETOTAL THE OVERALL CITY AND STATEHEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WORKING TODEVICE A BETTER PLAN TO WORKWITH NURSING HOMES SO THAT NODEATH OR POSITIVE CASE GETSUNREPORTED.WE'RE GOING TO PRIORITIZECERTAIN FACILITIES THAT ARESIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED AND THENBE LOOKING TO TEST ALL THEPATIENTS AND ALL OF THE STAFFTHROUGHOUT THE STATE.WITH TESTING CAPACITY IS THERETO DO THAT.WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITHTHOSE FACILITIES ABOUT HOW TOOBTAIN THOSE SPECIMENS ANDWHETHER THEY CAN OBTAIN THESPECIMENS, WHETHER THEY NEEDHELP AND HOW WE WOULD BE ABLE TOPROVIDE THAT CAN AND ALL THAT ISPROCEEDING AS WE SPEAK.GOVERNOR WOLF SAYS ON FRIDAYHE WILL BE ANNOUNCING MORECOUNTIES THAT WILL BE LEAVINGTHE RESTRICTED RED ZONE ANDENTERING THE YELLOW ZONE OFREOPENING.HE SAYS HE WILL ALWAYS BEANNOUNCING THAT SOME COUNTIES