Coronavirus Still Hitting PA Veterans Homes

Thiry-one patients at a Philadelphia nursing home for veterans have contracted the coronavirus and 13 of them have died, according to officials of the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
The deaths at the Delaware Valley Veterans Center are in addition to the 42 reported at another state veterans facility in suburban Chester County.
At the Philadelphia facility 17 staff members also have tested positive for Covid-19.
At the 238 bed Southeastern Veterans Center in Spring City 105 patients became infected including the 42 who died. Forty-seven employees at the center have tested positive for the virus.
At the four other state homes for veterans any serious outbreaks have apparently been averted.
At the Southwestern Veterans Center in Pittsburgh nine employees tested positive.
The other state veterans homes are located in Scranton, Hollidaysburg and Erie.
State run veterans homes in other states like New York and New Jersey have seen multiple coronavirus deaths. A total of 146 deaths have been reported at New Jersey's three homes, including 81 at the Menlo Park home.
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