Three people die at Newbury Willows Edge care home following coronavirus outbreak
Council has launched an investigation
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The council said that 28 residents and 18 staff had tested positive.
It said that five residents had died since the outbreak began two weeks ago, three of which had been confirmed as having coronavirus.
The council said it was working with teams from Public Health England and the NHS Rapid Response Team with testing in place for residents and staff and a medical team based at the home to provide medical care for the residents.
The council s executive member for adult social care, Graham Bridgman (Con, Burghfield & Mortimer) said: There s a covid outbreak. The officers are dealing with it and have been since notification.