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State boosts COVID-19 testing for long-term care workers
Read full article: State boosts COVID-19 testing for long-term care workersFacilities that don’t comply with the emergency rules could have their licenses revoked or suspended and face administrative fines. Data as of Tuesday showed 4,198 long-term care residents with COVID-19 and 2,448 infected staff members. Lee has maintained for months that the state needs to purchase rapid COVID-19 testing machines and place them at every licensed long-term care facility. Adkins, owner of Dayspring Village and Dayspring Senior Living, has been testing staff members and residents on a monthly basis since March 24. He uses a mobile test provider that travels to the facilities to test staff on site.