CHELSEA, MASS. (WHDH) – The number of deaths reported at the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home has increased to 16, with 12 of those deaths linked to the coronavirus, officials announced Wednesday.
A spokesperson for the facility said that 25 veteran residents have tested positive for COVID-19, as well as 52 employees.
Four of the 16 veterans who passed away tested negative for coronavirus.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division launched an investigation into the Holyoke Soldier’s home earlier this month to examine whether the facility violated the rights of veterans by failing to provide them medical care generally and during the coronavirus pandemic.
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