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TexasTowelie

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Thu Jul 16, 2020, 01:59 AM Jul 2020

21 COVID-19 cases reported at Brenham retirement community

A Brenham retirement community has confirmed 13 residents and eight staff members have COVID-19.

Kruse Village executive director Coy Fontenot confirmed the cases in a statement. There are 48 residents of the community.

“Our team is working diligently to mitigate further spread of the virus within our community,” Fontenot wrote. “We are working under the direction of our medical director and providers, are in close communication with the Texas Department of State Health Services and Washington County’s Office of Emergency Management, and are following all Centers for Disease Prevention and Control and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services guidelines to ensure we are taking all appropriate steps at this time.”

Tests have been conducted on all residents and employees.

Read more: https://theeagle.com/news/local/21-covid-19-cases-reported-at-brenham-retirement-community/article_dcded648-c717-11ea-b56e-230ec50df2a1.html#1

I used to live three blocks away from Kruse Village.

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