20 More Covid Deaths at PA Vet Homes

By Walter F. Roche Jr.

An additional 20 veterans have died of Covid-19 in nursing homes run by the state of Pennsylvania, according to data provided by the agency that runs the facilities.
As of this week 119 veterans had died from the Coronavirus in the six state veterans homes up from the 99 in early January, according to the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
Seventeen of the additional deaths came at the Gino Merli Veterans Center in Scranton while three additional deaths were at the Hollidaysburg Veterans Center in Blair County. In January only one Covid death had been reported at the Scranton facility while 17 were reported at the Blair County home.
Covid-19 deaths at the Delaware Valley Veterans Center in Philadelphia total 18 and the same number of Covid deaths have been recorded at the Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors Home in Erie.
Only three Covid deaths have been recorded at the Southwestern Veterans Center in Pittsburgh.
The largest number of Coronavirus victims came at the Southeastern Veterans Center in Chester County where 42 deaths have been attributed to the virus.
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