Abbie Shull: Deaths reported at Pierce County veterans home amid COVID-19 outbreak
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.
1/6/2021
Abbie Shull, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Jan. 6—Two residents of the Washington Soldiers Home in Orting died from COVID-19 on Jan. 2 and Jan. 3, according to a statement from the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs.
Both residents tested positive for COVID-19 during routine weekly testing in December.
The Soldiers Home previously announced an outbreak of the virus began around Dec. 3, and at least six residents were hospitalized.
On Monday, the WSDVA announced four residents and three staff members at the Orting facility had tested positive for the virus, bringing the total number of cases there to 37 residents and 20 staff members.