It’s unclear how many residents at long-term care facilities in the state have died of COVID-19, the infectious respiratory illness caused by the new coronavirus. The Florida Department of Health reported 56 of the state’s cases confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are in long-term care facilities and 35% of those cases are in Broward County. Coronavirus cases at long-term care facilities in Florida (Coronavirus cases at long-term care facilities in Florida)Concerned relatives who have received notices from the facilities have reported more cases to Local 10 News. State officials reported the CDC confirmed 20 cases at long-term care facilities in Broward County. According to the state’s Friday evening report, the CDC confirmed 219 cases in Hollywood, but it’s unclear how many of those are at long-term care facilities.

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – The coronavirus pandemic is impacting the Alexander Niniger State Veterans Nursing Home in Broward County. According to the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs, two men living at the nursing home at 8401 E. Cypress Dr. in Pembroke Pines were hospitalized. The two military veterans tested positive for COVID-19, the infectious respiratory illness caused by the new coronavirus. Nursing home in Pembroke Pines (Local 10 News)The Centers for Disease Control and Protection had yet to verify the cases on Friday, according to Steve Murray, a spokesman for the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs.