A Columbus nursing home and assisted-living facility has quarantined 19 patients and residents after a "contract medical professional" was confirmed to have coronavirus.

Patients at Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber, 717 Neil Ave. on the North Side, who were in contact with the professional have been isolated as a precaution, said spokeswoman Melissa Dardinger.

"At this time, no residents or patients are exhibiting symptoms," Dardinger said Friday morning.

Citing health privacy laws, Dardinger declined to identify what work the medical professional performed at the facility.

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Kelli Newman, spokeswoman for Columbus Public Health, said 19 residents of the facility have been isolated.

Their contact with the medical professional did not constitute confirmed exposure under federal health guidelines, she said.

Dardinger said the facility was following all containment guidelines and working with Columbus Public Health.

The 19 affected residents were placed in individual rooms in a short-term rehabilitation wing that was cleared out, and staffers are using gloves, masks and gowns in tending to them, Dardinger said.

"We have been, and will continue to be, vigilant with infection control protective measures for all residents, patients and employees in the hope of minimizing impact on our campus," she said.

Columbus Public Health and Franklin County Public Health have reported a combined 120 coronavirus cases and three deaths amid the pandemic as of Thursday night.

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