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7 People Have Tested Positive At Southside Assisted Living Facility

Camellia at Deerwood exterior
News4Jax

An additional two residents of Camellia at Deerwood have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, and a total of seven people at the assisted living facility have tested positive for the virus.

A letter distributed Saturday to residents and family members of Camellia reads in part:

“The Florida Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed two more residents have a positive diagnosis of COVID-19. Both of those individuals were already quarantined in the hospital.”

Read the rest of this story from WJCT News partner News4Jax here.

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