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Deaths at Scots care home as 67 people test positive for coronavirus

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coronavirus outbreak saw 67 people test positive for the bug. A total of 35 residents and 32 staff members have caught the virus at Canmore Lodge Care Home in Dunfermline.

Health chiefs confirmed there have been ‘a small number’ of deaths amongst some of the residents who tested positive. But due to confidentiality reasons, NHS Fife would only say that less than five people had lost their lives at the care facility.They stressed that they were working closely with the partner agencies to prevent the virus spreading further.NHS Fife Deputy Director of Public Health, Dr Esther Curnock, said: “We’re saddened by the deaths at Canmore Lodge Care Home and our thoughts are very much with their families’ and loved ones at this really difficult.

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