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Monroe County Nursing Home Outbreak Shows Improvement

A COVID-19 outbreak that killed five people at a Monroe County nursing home has stabilized, although several residents and staff members are still infected. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reported that the Springfield Center in Lindside began testing all residents and staff August 18th and the number of positive cases peaked on Aug. 30 with 67 active cases. Stonerise CEO Larry Pack said the number of positive cases at the facility had dropped to 30 among 17 residents and 13 staff. Stonerise Healthcare of Charleston owns the facility.

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