ELIZABETH, N.J. (1010 WINS) – Nearly two dozen residents of a New Jersey nursing home died in two and a half weeks—and at least 12 of them had coronavirus, the city's mayor said.
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Elizabeth Mayor Chris Bollwage told NJ.com that 22 residents of the Elizabeth Nursing and Rehabilitation Center have died in recent weeks.
Of those resident deaths, at least 12 had tested positive for the coronavirus.
Bollwage said another 16 residents and 8 staff members have tested positive.
The nursing home has stopped accepting new admissions.
The death toll from the virus in New Jersey climbed 23% overnight Monday, from about 1,000 people to 1,232, Gov. Phil Murphy said.
More than 44,000 positive cases have been identified in New Jersey, up about 3,000 from Monday to Tuesday.
Half of the state's 375 nursing homes also have at least one case of the virus, the state's health commissioner said.
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