At least 70 staffers at the nursing facility in Washington state that's become the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak have shown symptoms and been asked to stay home. "We cannot make any promises that further exposure in the center is not happening," Tim Killian, a spokesperson for Life Care Center, said at a press conference on Saturday. Since the first COVID-19 case was reported at the facility on Feb. 19, 26 Life Care residents have died, with at least half of those attributable to the virus. In Washington state, 16 total people have died because of the virus, by far the most of any state in the U.S., where it's killed 19. Life Care, in Kirkland, Washington, has received 45 test kits and asked for more. More than 60 residents are still living there. Killian called the facility's staffers "heroes," adding, "This is a larger issue than just our facility." ……
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Nursing home grappling with coronavirus outbreak struggles for answers
ABC News
March 7, 2020
At least 70 staffers at the nursing facility in Washington state that's become the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak have shown symptoms and been asked to stay home.
"We cannot make any promises that further exposure in the center is not happening," Tim Killian, a spokesperson for Life Care Center, said at a press conference on Saturday.
Since the first COVID-19 case was reported at the facility on Feb. 19, 26 Life Care residents have died, with at least half of those attributable to the virus. In Washington state, 16 total people have died because of the virus, by far the most of any state in the U.S., where it's killed 19.
Life Care, in Kirkland, Washington, has received 45 test kits and asked for more. More than 60 residents are still living there.
Killian called the facility's staffers "heroes," adding, "This is a larger issue than just our facility."
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