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COVID-19 Tests Will Now Be Required for Nursing Home Staff

August 25, 2020

WASHINGTON — Scrambling to check the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes, the Trump administration announced Tuesday it will require facilities to test staff regularly or face fines. The move comes months after the White House first urged governors to test ...

Nearly 26,000 Nursing Home Deaths Reported as Lockdowns Ease

AP News

June 1, 2020

WASHINGTON — Nearly 26,000 nursing home residents in the United States have died from COVID-19, according to a report prepared for the nation’s governors, a number that is partial and likely to go higher. Th...

California Calls for Virus Testing at All Nursing Homes

AP News

May 29, 2020

SACRAMENTO — California is calling for all residents and health care workers at skilled nursing facilities to be tested for the new coronavirus to try to slow the spread of the illness. More than 1,600 resid...

3 Deaths, 46 New COVID Cases as Tulare County Outbreak Spreads

Randy Reed

April 28, 2020

Three additional COVID-19 deaths were reported by Tulare County officials on Tuesday, bringing the county's total fatalities from the virus to 35. "We will ask that you please take a moment and think about those individuals and their friends, their families...

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Two More Nursing Home Deaths in Visalia as COVID-19 Toll Reaches 20

Randy Reed

April 24, 2020

Twenty residents have now died from a COVID-19 outbreak at a Visalia nursing home, officials reported Friday. The deaths of two more residents of Redwood Springs Healthcare Center were confirmed by a spokesm...

Visalia Nursing Home COVID-19 Death Toll Rises to 18

Randy Reed

April 22, 2020

Three more residents have died as a result of a COVID-19 outbreak at the Redwood Springs Healthcare Center in Visalia. The Tulare County Health Department confirmed the deaths Wednesday afternoon. Eighteen d...

Nursing Home Deaths Jump to 15 in Visalia. State Sends in Medical Teams.

Randy Reed

April 21, 2020

Four more nursing home residents have died after being infected with COVID-19 at Visalia's Redwood Springs Healthcare Center, the Tulare County Health Department confirmed Tuesday. Twenty-two people have now died from the infection in Tulare County, the hig...

10 COVID-19 Deaths at Visalia Nursing Home. Will It Be Evacuated?

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April 16, 2020

Ten COVID-19 deaths have now been reported at a Valley nursing home and officials say an evacuation is possible. Redwood Springs Healthcare Center confirmed two additional deaths at the Visalia facility on T...

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Feds Under Pressure to Publicly Track Nursing Home Outbreaks

AP News

April 15, 2020

NEW YORK — Federal health officials are coming under increasing pressure to start publicly tracking coronavirus infections and deaths in nursing homes amid criticism they have not been transparent about the sco...

Two More Deaths From Valley Nursing Home Outbreak. Now, Another Facility Battles COVID-19.

Randy Reed

April 15, 2020

Two additional deaths from a COVID-19 outbreak at a Visalia nursing home were reported Wednesday. A total of eight people associated with the facility have now died. Tulare County health officials say 54 residents and staff at Redwood Springs Health Center ...

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COVID-19 Tests Will Now Be Required for Nursing Home Staff

Nearly 26,000 Nursing Home Deaths Reported as Lockdowns Ease

California Calls for Virus Testing at All Nursing Homes

3 Deaths, 46 New COVID Cases as Tulare County Outbreak Spreads

Two More Nursing Home Deaths in Visalia as COVID-19 Toll Reaches 20

Visalia Nursing Home COVID-19 Death Toll Rises to 18

Nursing Home Deaths Jump to 15 in Visalia. State Sends in Medical Teams.

10 COVID-19 Deaths at Visalia Nursing Home. Will It Be Evacuated?

Feds Under Pressure to Publicly Track Nursing Home Outbreaks

Two More Deaths From Valley Nursing Home Outbreak. Now, Another Facility Battles COVID-19.

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