Why are some South Koreans who recovered from the coronavirus testing positive again?
SANGMI CHA
SEOUL
REUTERS
PUBLISHED 9 MINUTES AGO
UPDATED APRIL 16, 2020
KIM DO-HOON/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
South Korean health officials are investigating several possible explanations for a small but growing number of recovered coronavirus patients who later test positive for the virus again.
Among the main possibilities are re-infection, a relapse, or inconsistent tests, experts say.
South Korea had reported 141 such cases as of Thursday, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC)...
At least 5,670 people living in long-term care facilities have died from the coronavirus across the U.S., according to state health data reviewed by NBC News.
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At least 3,466 facilities in 39 states have so far reported coronavirus infections.
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