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Here we go again: Long-term care residents face triple threat as COVID-19 cases rise

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Here we go again: Long-term care residents face triple threat as COVID-19 cases rise

Here we go again: Long-term care residents face triple threat as COVID-19 cases rise

As the number of COVID-19 cases reaches a 6-month high in Florida, nursing homes and assisted living centers across the state are, once again, feeling the impacts.

Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone explains.


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