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Sunday, March 29, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Most residents at Jerusalem assisted living center test negative for virus
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Health Ministry says most coronavirus tests administered on residents of the Nofim Tower assisted living facility in Jerusalem have come back negative.
It says that of the 166 tests taken, 141 have come back negative and one is indefinite. The remaining 24 samples — all of them of staff — are pending.
It says 9 of 10 staff members whose test results were confirmed have been cleared of the virus. It remains unclear whether the 10th staff member is sick with the virus.
Three residents of the facility have died of the virus.
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