15 Residents Evacuated From Nursing Homes After Testing Positive

PINELLAS COUNTY, FL — Pinellas County officials say 15 Pinellas nursing home residents have been evacuated and taken to the hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus.

According to Pinellas County Administrator Barry Burton, the patients were from St. Pete Nursing and Rehab and Gulf Shore Rehab in Pinellas Park.

Burton said the Department of Health and the Agency for Healthcare Administration are working with the facilities to control the spread of the virus and complete testing on all staff and patients.

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