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2 patients die after viral outbreak at elderly-care complex
By Nels Johnson
Marin Independent Journal
Posted: 01/04/2013 01:02:42 PM PST
By Nels Johnson
Marin Independent Journal
Two elderly patients have died following an outbreak of contagious norovirus that sickened them and 57 other people at The Redwoods residential care facility in Mill Valley.
Marin County Public Health Officer Dr. Matthew Willis reported Friday that the two died at Marin General Hospital where they were taken after falling ill, and that while norovirus may have contributed, it cannot be regarded as the cause of the deaths.
At least one of the patients was a "comfort care" case near the end of life, he added...
2 patients die after viral outbreak at elderly-care complex
By Nels Johnson
Marin Independent Journal
Posted: 01/04/2013 01:02:42 PM PST
By Nels Johnson
Marin Independent Journal
Two elderly patients have died following an outbreak of contagious norovirus that sickened them and 57 other people at The Redwoods residential care facility in Mill Valley.
Marin County Public Health Officer Dr. Matthew Willis reported Friday that the two died at Marin General Hospital where they were taken after falling ill, and that while norovirus may have contributed, it cannot be regarded as the cause of the deaths.
At least one of the patients was a "comfort care" case near the end of life, he added...
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