TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A South Florida veterans’ nursing home has had 12 residents test positive for COVID-19, including one who died, according to the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
Steve Murray, a spokesman for the agency, said 11 veterans at the Alexander “Sandy” Nininger State Veterans’ Nursing Home in Pembroke Pines are infected.
Most, Murray said, are asymptomatic and doing well. “Residents continue to talk to their loved ones via phones, tablets and computers,” Murray said in a statement. “The home administrator sends updates to families and guardians on a daily basis.” The Department of Veterans’ Affairs started testing nursing-home staff members, who are state employees, for the virus this week, Murray said.