Mystery Outbreak 46 Miles from Fort Detrick 2019 - Real Origins of COVID-19

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Outbreak of an illness at a Northern Virginia senior living community, it is second more than 50 residents and likely contributed to the death of two of them. This outbreak started 11 days ago at the Green Spring Retirement Community in Springfield. Our Northern Virginia Bureau chief Julie Kerry has been speaking to the health department about what's being done to try to stop the spread of this illness. Fairfax County health officials say what's so striking about this outbreak is the sheer number of residents impacted and the fact that it's hitting in the summer instead of the winter months when we typically think of flu and respiratory illness spreading. The residents who have been impacted are in the skilled and assisted living section of Green Spring, something they call continuing care. There are about 250 residents in that unit, one in five has fallen ill. The two people who died, they were also suffering from other complicated medical conditions. They were both elderly, so far 18 residents have had to be hospitalized, although seven of them have now returned to their rooms at Green Spring. And 54 people have become ill, suffering from respiratory issues. Green Spring working closely with the Fairfax County Health Department to try to stop the spread of the illness. Keeping residents who are ill in their rooms, increasing cleaning and hand washing at the facility. And they're also continuing to work with us to report new cases and to keep following and identifying new residents who may become ill. Green Spring issue to state, which reads in part, Green Spring's highest priority is the welfare of those who live and work on campus. In partnership with the Fairfax County Department of Health, Green Spring has taken all necessary measures to fully implement proven infection prevention and control strategies. Fairfax County and state health officials still doing lab tests to try to pinpoint what is causing this respiratory illness. They are hopeful they may be turning a corner. There have not been any new hospitalizations in the past few days. In Spring, Wilbur, Jenny, Angelica, R.U.S. for.