Of the 57 residents at the North Adams Commons who have tested positive for COVID-19 – most of them vaccinated – 24 have recovered. Of the 12 staffers who have tested positive, only 1 has recovered so far. At least 5 of the staffers were unvaccinated.
Lisa Gaudet, a spokesperson for operator Berkshire Healthcare, says the company has been in touch with state officials.
“We're being told by [the Massachusetts Department of Public Health] that we should presume that it's the Delta variant,” she told WAMC.
3 North Adams Commons residents are hospitalized as a result of the virus.
