National Guard, CDC Called In To Help With COVID-19 Outbreak At Berks Heim Nursing Home
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LEESPORT, Pa. (CBS) -- The National Guard, state health department and CDC have all been called in to help handle an outbreak at the Berks Heim Nursing Home in Berks County. Twenty-nine residents there have died and another 30 have tested positive for COVID-19.
Twenty-one staff members are also positive.
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The experts will offer advice to help stop the coronavirus from spreading at the county-owned facility.
The National Guard will also help test the staff and residents next week.
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