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Coronavirus News for Athens
Two residents die of COVID-19 amid outbreak at nursing home in Athens, Tennessee
Based on numbers released by the state last week, the outbreak at Life Care of Athens ranks as one of the worst among assisted living facilities in Tennessee ... than 10" COVID-19 patients ... More info »
Knox News - 04/29/2020 07:19amCoronavirus in Tennessee: State to require widespread COVID-19 testing at all nursing home, long-term care facilities
RELATED: New data released on long-term care facilities impacted by COVID-19 in TN ... Athens, residents are – and have always been – our highest priority. We are working closely with the ... More info »
WATE 6 On Your Side - 04/29/2020 10:51amVanderbilt: Too soon to know how reopening of TN businesses will impact COVID-19 spread
Researchers at Vanderbilt University released a new modeling report on Wednesday indicating that while the growth of COVID-19 ... Tennessee came from an outbreak at a nursing home in Athens. More info »
10 News - 05/13/2020 04:44amTN Coronavirus: Cases jump by 10.8% to 11,891
There have been several coronavirus hotspots at senior care facilities. In East Tennessee, the Life Care Center in Athens said the number of employees who have tested positive for COVID-19 has ... More info »
WATE 6 On Your Side - 05/01/2020 07:06amTN health departments still waiting for mass testing at nursing homes for COVID-19
Across Tennessee, 60 residents have died due to coronavirus; four of those were at the Life Care Center in Athens. The state doesn't update their numbers daily on nursing home cases; they update ... More info »
WRCB - 05/05/2020 03:41pmLife Care of Athens, Tennessee, has 54 residents who tested positive for COVID-19
"We are strictly following guidelines from the CDC, the Tennessee State Department of Health and the local department of health to protect the safety of our residents and associates." Testing for ... More info »
Knox News - 05/04/2020 12:00pmCOVID-19 Cases at Life Care Center at Athens Continues to Rise
ATHENS, Tennessee (WDEF) – The number of COVID-19 cases at Life Care Center of Athens continues to rise with 70 residents now testing positive along with 42 staff members. Four residents have died. More info »
wdef.com - 05/04/2020 04:21amAbout a third of Tennessee coronavirus deaths are linked to long-term care facilities
This is the breakdown of facilities with the top COVID-19 cases in Tennessee: Gallatin Center for Rehabilitation and Healing - 163 cases; 23 deaths Life Care Center of Athens - 115 cases ... More info »
Tennessean - 05/15/2020 10:00amCoronavirus kills 2 Tennessee nursing home residents, 70 cases reported
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The novel coronavirus has claimed the lives of at least two residents at a Tennessee nursing home. More info »
Fox News - 04/30/2020 04:06am'This thing really is real' | 54 infected as COVID-19 spreads in East TN nursing home
ATHENS, Tenn ... Inside, nearly two-thirds of the residents have coronavirus. Life Care Centers, based in Cleveland, Tennessee, runs this facility and 200 others including the assisted ... More info »
10 News - 04/28/2020 12:20pmTennessee doctor faces COVID-19 after helping patients in New York
I knew the amount of coronavirus they had up there and the ... Bill Lee's decision to reopen Tennessee leaves a lot of questions. Here's what we know and don't. We can't stay indoors forever ... More info »
Tennessean - 04/28/2020 04:08am