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More than 40 percent of those who have died from Covid-19 were long-term care residents or staff members, a New York Times database shows.Given such uncertainty about the new virus, Dr. Grabowski and others think the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services made the right initial call in banning outsiders, a policy that most…

More than 5,000 have died of COVID-19 at long-term care facilities in Massachusetts The COVID-19 death toll at Massachusetts long-term care facilities reached 5,007 on Wednesday.The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported that there were 23,297 cases among residents and workers across 369 facilities in the state.This update comes on the same day that a…

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At first, Lauren Nichols tried to explain away her symptoms. In early March, the healthy 32-year-old felt an intense burning sensation, like acid reflux, when she breathed. Embarrassed, she didn’t initially seek medical care. When her shortness of breath kept getting worse, her doctor tested her for Covid-19. Her results came back positive. But for…

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