MOSES LAKE — Six people who live or work at Summer Wood Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Moses Lake have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Grant County Health District.

One of the individuals is hospitalized. No deaths have been reported in connection with the outbreak. All residents and most of the staff were tested over the weekend, and an unspecified number of additional tests are still pending results, according to the health district.

The health district began investigating at the center on Friday after one resident and one staff member working at Summer Wood tested positive after becoming symptomatic, according to the health district.

The sickened residents and staff members are isolated at the facility or at home, while residents and staff members who were possibly exposed and those with symptoms are quarantined at the facility or home awaiting their test results.

The health district is also investigating and testing at another senior care facility that had one symptomatic staff member test positive and following up with a child care facility that had two children test positive.

“We are deeply concerned for the residents of our senior care facilities,” said Dr. Alexander Brzezny, Grant County health officer.

“All of us, including health care workers and families serving those most at risk, need to be mindful of our personal activities which increase the risk of transmission,” Brzezny added. “We should continue to place 6 feet between us, wear masks, and wash hands. We need to continue working as a community, just like we did at the beginning, to reduce the risk of severe illness from COVID-19 in our vulnerable residents.”

There continue to be cases linked to gatherings such as barbecues and celebrations. The recent increase in cases has been in younger populations, who have been less likely to become hospitalized, according to the health district.

“To that end, people over the age of 65 and those with underlying health conditions should continue to stay home and stay healthy to limit their risk,” the health district wrote in a statement. “While we are experiencing a surge in cases, we all should be doing everything we can to keep this virus out of our loved ones’ homes.”