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2 Hastings Manor residents dead after testing positive for coronavirus: Hastings County CAO

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Hastings County’s chief administrative officer has confirmed that two people who previously tested positive for the novel coronavirus at the Hastings Manor long-term care facility have died.

Jim Pine, CAO for Hastings County, which operates Hastings Manor, did not provide a cause of death for either resident. An outbreak at the long-term care facility was declared on March 30 after a staff member tested positive for the virus.

On April 19, Hastings Prince Edward Public Health announced that after extensive testing at the home, 12 residents had also tested positive.

It’s unclear just how many people have COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, at the home as of Thursday. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus

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