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192 Vets' Home Residents, 2 Nurses Died Of COVID-19: US Justice Department Probes NJ Facilities 192 Vets' Home Residents, 2 Nurses Died Of COVID-19: US Justice Department Probes NJ Facilities
192 Vets' Home Residents, 2 Nurses Died Of Covid-19: US Justice Department Probes NJ Facilities The federal government is investigating NJ veterans homes where hundreds of veterans -- as well as nurse -- reportedly died of COVID-19. Federal investigators from the U.S. Justice Department reportedly were at veterans homes in Paramus and Menlo Park in Middlesex County this week, according to the Asbury Park Press.   Menlo Park had 103 resident deaths while Paramus had 89. A nurse's aide also died at each facility from the virus, according to app.com It's part part of the U.S. government's investigation into problems with health-care at nursing homes with some  of the high…

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'Staggering' 10,138 Coronavirus Deaths In NJ; Surgeries, July 7 Election Next Steps Reopening 'Staggering' 10,138 Coronavirus Deaths In NJ; Surgeries, July 7 Election Next Steps Reopening
'Staggering' 10,138 Coronavirus Deaths In NJ; Surgeries, July 7 Election Next Steps Reopening New Jersey crossed a grim, "staggering" milestone, state officials said. A total of 10,138 state residents have died from coronavirus, Gov. Phil Murphy said at a Friday afternoon briefing. That total includes 201 deaths confirmed during the past 24 hours, he said. New Jersey is second only to New York states with total COVID-19 deaths. "That is a staggering number,''' Murphy said, sharing his condolences with friends and family of all coronavirus victims. More than half the state's total deaths have occurred among patients, and staff, at NJ's more than 500 nursing homes, veterans hom…

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Officials: Nearly 40 Percent Of NJ's Coronavirus Deaths In Nursing Homes Officials: Nearly 40 Percent Of NJ's Coronavirus Deaths In Nursing Homes
Officials: Nearly 40 Percent Of NJ's Coronavirus Deaths In Nursing Homes Nearly two of every five coronavirus deaths in New Jersey have been in the state's long-term care facilities, authorities said. Of the 3,840 Garden State residents killed by COVID-19, a total of 1,530 -- almost 40 percent -- died in long-term care facilities in New Jersey, officials said on Friday afternoon. And 868 of those LTC patient deaths were in four NJ counties: Bergen, Essex, Middlesex and Morris. (See county details of COVID-19 nursing home patients at bottom.) More than 300 New Jersey residents died of COVID-19 since Thursday, but social distancing continues to save many more…

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