New cluster of COVID cases confirmed at Holyoke Veterans' Home

The state of Massachusetts says 10 residents of the Holyoke Veterans' Home have tested positive for COVID-19. All have mild symptoms or are recover...

September 22, 2023
5:46 AM

The state of Massachusetts says 10 residents of the Holyoke Veterans' Home have tested positive for COVID-19. All have mild symptoms or are recovering. The Executive Office of Veterans Services says the first veteran tested positive on September 16 th . Universal masking has been implemented throughout the facility, exposed staff members are tested daily and all residents who test positive are placed in an isolation unit. The Office says facility staff is holding meetings with families to update them on the cluster of cases.

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