Forty-six residents living in a long-term care facility in in Atlanta have recently tested positive for the coronavirus following an outbreak at the facility, according to a spokeswoman for a company that runs the home.
The outbreak happened at William Breman Jewish Home on Howell Mill Road, where 57 residents have now tested positive for the virus and 10 have died since the pandemic began, according to the state’s Health department. Three staff members also tested positive.
“It’s a nightmare,” Miriam Karp told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. Karp’s 91-year-old mother lives at the facility and was one of the residents who recently tested positive. “They had been doing well,” Karp said. “Why is this happening now, seven months later?”
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