First coronavirus death reported in Boise veterans home

STATE VETERANSHOME REPORTS ITSFIRST DEATH.ACCORDING THEHOSPITAL, THEVETERAN -- WHODIED LAST WEEK --HAD MULTIPLECHRONIC DISEASESTHAT MADE THEMMORE VULNERABLETO THE VIRUS.THEY WERE ABELOVED MEMBEROF THE HOME.THE IDAHO STATEVETERAN'S HOMEHAS REPORTED NONEW CASES SINCE ANINITIAL OUTBREAKAFFECTING TWORESIDENTS ANDTHREE STAFFMEMBERS."YOU'VE HEARDSTORIES ACROSSTHE UNITED STATESABOUT COVIDCOMING INTONURSING FACILITIESAND SPREADING LIKEWILDFIRETHROUGHOUT THEFACILITY.

WE'VE NOTHAD A SINGLETRANSMITTED CASEIN THIS FACILITY.EVEN THOSE TWORESIDENTS THAT WEHAVE HERE, WEWERE ABLE TOCONTROL THESPREAD SO NOOTHER RESIDENTSBECAME INFECTED."THE STATE OFIDAHO... REPORTINGMORE THAN 22-THOUSAND TOTALCONFIRMED ANDPROBABLE COVID-19CASES... SINCE THESTART OF THEPANDEMIC.HERE AT IDAHO