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27 confirmed COVID-19 cases reported at Tucson nursing facility
Posted Mar 30, 2020, 12:25 pm
Dylan SmithTucsonSentinel.com
A Tucson nursing home and rehab center has reported 27 confirmed coronavirus cases among its staff and patients. Sapphire of Tucson, on the South Side, announced the test results Monday morning.
The facility, just south of Banner UMC South — the former Kino Hospital — has 24 residents and 3 staffers who tested positive for the virus, company representatives said.
“As soon as the first patient showed symptoms, we were immediately in touch with the Pima County Department of Health,” the company said in a news release.
“The source of the infection is unclear and remains under investigation,” the company said.
There are 187 reported confirmed cases of COVID-19 patients in Pima County, among 1,157 in Arizona. 6 have died here, among 20 deaths across the state.
“We continue to collaborate closely with Arizona Department of Health Services and county health officials. We are also in contact multiple times a day with additional health experts in Tucson, ensuring we are taking every possible step to provide the appropriate care to all our residents,” said representatives for Sapphire, a 240-bed facility near East Ajo Way and South Country Club Road.
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