More than 220 workers and residents at a skilled nursing facility in Buffalo are being tested for COVID-19 after an employee contracted the virus.

It happened at Colonial Springs Healthcare Center, which is owned and operated by Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation in Bolivar.

The hospital says the employee was fever-free and wearing a mask on July 3rd, 4th and 5th, and has not worked since the morning of July 6th.

The facility is under quarantine with no outdoor or open window visits allowed until further notice, and has cancelled group activities and discontinued communal dining, with residents being served their meals in their rooms.

CMH Foundation Chief Operating Officer Beverly Derrickson says the health and safety of residents and employees remains a top priority. “Our employees follow strict infection prevention protocols, which should minimize the risk to our residents,” Derrickson said. “This is the first positive COVID-19 test for CMH long-term care facilities and thanks to the efforts of our residents, residents’ families and employees, we’ve been able to have no positive COVID-19 cases over the last 19 weeks. We will continue to be vigilant in keeping our residents healthy and safe.”