Vermont Business Magazine At Governor Phil Scott’s press conference today, a reporter asked about a rumored positive case of COVID-19 associated with Mountain View Center located in Rutland, which is a longterm care facility.
Health Commissioner Mark Levine, MD, stated that there was a positive case, and that facility-wide testing was being planned. Unfortunately, Dr. Levine was not aware of additional information learned this morning – that the test result was determined to be a false positive.
Health Commissioner Mark Levine, MD, responds to a question at Governor Scotts press conference today. Screen grab from ORCA Media video.
Mountain View Center DOES NOT have a positive case, and the facility-wide testing has been cancelled. The patient was retested with a new specimen, and the original specimen was also re-tested. Both specimens were negative.
At this time, there are no known positive cases at any of the affiliated facilities in Rutland, including both Mountain View Center and Rutland Health & Rehabilitation Center.
Source: Vermont Department of Health 6.8.2020