Collected Item: “"Coronavirus at Holyoke Soldiers' Home: 2 more veterans die in worst outbreak at health care facility nationwide”
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"Coronavirus at Holyoke Soldiers' Home: 2 more veterans die in worst outbreak at health care facility nationwide
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news story URL
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This article, published by MassLive, reports on the rising death count among residents at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Nearly three-quarters of the residents had contracted COVID-19, and about one-third had died from it. The title is evocative of the scale of the tragedy.
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#healthcare, #veterans, #Holyoke, #MassLive
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https://www.masslive.com/news/2020/04/coronavirus-at-holyoke-soldiers-home-2-more-veterans-die-in-worst-outbreak-at-health-care-facility-nationwide.html
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Jeanette DeForge
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2020-04-28