A Sacramento County resident, who was living in an assisted living facility, has died of complications from the novel coronavirus, health officials said Tuesday.The resident was in their 90s and had an underlying health condition, the Sacramento County Public Health Department said.“We extend our deepest condolences to the loved ones of this individual,” Sacramento County Department of Health Services Director Dr. Peter Beilenson said in a statement. “We will all work to protect our most vulnerable residents from exposure to communicable diseases.”This is the third death in California related to COVID-19. The other two deaths were in Placer and Santa Clara counties.“When a nursing home facility has an outbreak, regardless if it is flu, norovirus or COVID-19, Sacramento County Public Health immediately begins the investigation process to follow the communicable disease exposure of others, and will monitor or isolate those individuals until they are no longer contagious,” Beilenson said.The facilities follow a flu outbreak plan, such as limiting visitor access, stopping new admissions, closing common areas and enhancing cleaning measures.No other details were released.

A Sacramento County resident, who was living in an assisted living facility, has died of complications from the novel coronavirus, health officials said Tuesday.

The resident was in their 90s and had an underlying health condition, the Sacramento County Public Health Department said.


“We extend our deepest condolences to the loved ones of this individual,” Sacramento County Department of Health Services Director Dr. Peter Beilenson said in a statement. “We will all work to protect our most vulnerable residents from exposure to communicable diseases.”

This is the third death in California related to COVID-19. The other two deaths were in Placer and Santa Clara counties.

“When a nursing home facility has an outbreak, regardless if it is flu, norovirus or COVID-19, Sacramento County Public Health immediately begins the investigation process to follow the communicable disease exposure of others, and will monitor or isolate those individuals until they are no longer contagious,” Beilenson said.

The facilities follow a flu outbreak plan, such as limiting visitor access, stopping new admissions, closing common areas and enhancing cleaning measures.

No other details were released.