Four residents from a County Durham care home have died during the coronavirus outbreak.
One resident from Stanley Park Care Home in Stanley died in a hospital in late March and three others died at the home after suffering from symptoms.
Residents in the 72-bed home are being isolated if they show symptoms of the virus.
Care UK’s regional director Karen Morrison said: “I would like to send our thoughts and condolences to their friends and families.
“I would also like to pay tribute to the team members at this home who have worked so hard to care for these and other residents.
“Their determination and commitment to support every resident, and each other, through these very challenging times is incredible.
“They have displayed professionalism and compassion throughout and I am very proud of them and all my other colleagues in our homes across the North East.
“The team at the care home have all the necessary PPE.
“Any other residents showing symptoms of the virus are being isolated and nursed by a technique known as barrier nursing which enables us to deliver the care they need while helping protect colleagues and other residents from possible infection.
“We are continuing to work closely with colleagues in the NHS and are following their advice on how best to treat and protect residents showing any symptoms.”
