Three More PA Vets Have Covid-19

Three more patients in Pennsylvania nursing homes for veterans have tested positive for the coronavirus but the death toll in the six home system remains at 54.
According to the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs the number of infected patients jumped from 132 late last week to 135 today.
Veterans homes in Philadelphia and suburban Chester County have been the hardest hit. Forty two patients at the Southeastern Veterans Center in Spring City have died from Covid-19. Twelve patients at the the Delaware Valley Veterans Center in Philadelphia have died.
Of the 54 deaths, 40 were confirmed cases of Covid-19, while 14 were classified as probable.
The department also reported that 65 employees at the six facilities have tested positive for the virus. Forty seven of those infected employees worked at the Southeastern Veterans Center.
State run veterans homes in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts have also reported multiple coronavirus deaths. At one New York home on Long Island nearly 60 deaths have been reported.
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