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COVID-19 Scan for Feb 26, 2021

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SARS-CoV-2 reinfects 5 in nursing home, causing worse disease, 1 deathFive residents of a skilled nursing facility in Kentucky were likely reinfected with COVID-19, and the disease was worse the second time, with one patient dying, according to today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).Between the two outbreaks, which were reported in July and October 2020, each resident had at least four negative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests.From Jul 16 to Aug 11, 2020, 20 of 115 residents (17.4%) and 5 of 143 (3.5%) healthcare personnel (HCP) tested positive for COVID-19 for an attack rate of 9.7% and 5 resident deaths.

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