A seventh resident at a County Durham care home has died after showing coronavirus symptoms.
Care UK, which operates the facility, has confirmed another resident at Stanley Park Care Home in Stanley died on Saturday.
The death comes after one resident died in hospital in late March, with another five people dying after showing 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.”
