VIDEO: Multiple employees at Granite Creek tell the 12 News I-Team they were asked to work while waiting for COVID-19 test results and after testing positive for the virus. More than 50 patients and 20 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 at Granite Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center in Prescott, the 12 News I-Team has learned.
The Yavapai County Community Health Services further confirms 10 people have died from COVID-19-related causes.
This represents one of the most dramatic and difficult outbreaks in Yavapai County, community health services director Leslie Horton said. “With our assisted living sites, obviously those are something that is a top priority when we think of vulnerability and vulnerable populations with COVID-19,” Horton said.
The 12 News I-Team spoke with current and former employees – some of whom said they are refusing to return to the facility due to their fears over the outbreak and the facility’s response.