BERLIN — According to the administrator for the Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin, Lynn M. Beede, MSN, RN, NHA, all staff and residents of the nursing home, on the Oct. 17 testing were negative for COVID-19.
On Oct. 27, 192 staff and 10 residents were tested and the results are pending.
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