Eight elderly nuns at a Wisconsin convent died last week from COVID-19 complications – including four who died on the same day. Officials said the women were in their late 80s and 90s and lived at Notre Dame in Elm Grove, a retirement home for sisters in suburban Milwaukee. “Even …
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Nursing homes plagued by coronavirus in New York are still “severely susceptible” to the deadly disease – more than nine months into the epidemic, a report said on Thursday. Oct. 25 to 29 Nov. Between 29, nursing home residents accounted for a quarter of all COVID-19 deaths across the state, …
Read More »Vaccinations are reaching nursing homes as California faces a crisis
Pompono Beach, Fla. (AP) – U.S. The first COVID-19 vaccines are running in nursing homes, where the virus has killed more than 110,000 people as the country struggles to contain such a devastating epidemic, as California has administered thousands. Body bags and refrigerated morgue trucks up. With the rollout of …
Read More »Fatal Covid-19 outbreak in two long-term care facilities, officials say
More than 100 people were invited to a wedding in Washington state last month, which could now be linked to an outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in two long-term care facilities, officials said Friday. November. 7 Wedding at a nearby private location Ritzville, Wash., When first noticed About 40 attendees …
Read More »Nursing home CIVID-19 cases have quadrupled in additional states
1 of 3 Weekly COVID-19 infections in nursing homes in 20 states have been on the rise since May. (AP graphic) 1 of 3 Weekly covid-19 infections in nursing homes in 20 states have been on the rise since May. (AP graphic) WASHINGTON (AP) – Despite recent efforts by the …
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