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Elizabeth Nursing Homes Report 45 Resident Deaths Elizabeth Nursing Homes Report 45 Resident Deaths
Elizabeth Nursing Homes Report 45 Resident Deaths More than 4,000 residents of New Jersey longterm care facilities have tested positive for COVID-19 -- including 45 residents in Elizabeth, officials say. Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage has offered two vacant convents, as well as a sports arena, for some of the healthy residents to relocate to safety and out of potential exposure. More than 20 percent of patients at the Grove Street center’s 102 beds have died from the complications of the virus, Bollwage said. While 58 residents remain at the facility, 12 have already tested positive along with eight staff members. Four are awaiting te…

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