As coronavirus clusters continue to pop up in nursing homes across Louisiana, the number of cases and deaths have steadily increased at the first senior center in the state to report the devastating impact of the crisis.

Lambeth House, a nursing facility in Uptown, sent a letter to residents and staff Saturday alerting them to the now 53 cases and 13 deaths due to the novel coronavirus, a jump from the 42 cases and 11 deaths as of Tuesday.

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Efforts to contact Lambeth House management Sunday morning were not immediately successful.

The Uptown senior center was the first reported coronavirus cluster in the state, with its first case identified March 10, and is now among 10 other nursing homes that are reporting two or more cases of COVID-19.

The pathogen has hit Lambeth House hardest on the eight independent-living floors of the large facility, where around 140 residents live. State health officials believe the outbreak began in the nursing care section of the facility, called St. Anna's.

As of Saturday, other nursing homes with coronavirus clusters reported by the state include Chateau de Notre Dame, Vista Shores, Good Samaritan and River Palms Nursing and Rehab in New Orleans; Nouveau Marc in Kenner; St. Joseph of Harahan; Chateau St. James in Lutcher; Luling Living Center; Chateau D'Ville in Donaldsonville; and St. James Place in Baton Rouge.