Seventh Hanover Terrace resident dies since COVID-19 outbreak began

HANOVER — A seventh resident of Hanover Terrace has died after testing positive for COVID-19, according to the nursing home’s administration.

The outbreak at the Lyme Road nursing home includes a total of 104 people: 68 residents, 34 employees and two essential workers employed by an outside vendor.

Of those, 53 residents, 26 employees and the two outside vendors have recovered, said Keri-Ann Coutu, the Lyme Road facility’s activity director. Five residents continue to test negative, Coutu said in an email.

In addition to the deaths, three residents who have tested positive are seriously ill and one resident has been hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms, Coutu said.