MISSOURI CITY (AP) – A COVID-19 outbreak at a Houston-area nursing home lead to the deaths of 19 residents and 24 employees are infected.
Missouri City officials said it received notification about the deaths and infections at Paradigm at First Colony Nursing Home Wednesday.
Nursing homes have been hot spots for COVID-19 infections and deaths.
Although they represent a small portion of the U.S. population, they’re estimated to account for as many as 4 in 10 COVID-19 deaths.
Texas reported 236 new COVID-19 deaths Wednesday, pushing the total death toll to almost 7,500 since the pandemic hit in mid-March.
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