HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Two residents of the Five Star Premier Residences of Hollywood in Broward County died of COVID-19, the respiratory infection caused by the new coronavirus. According to a statement released by the assisted living facility on Thursday, the two residents were hospitalized at Memorial Regional Hospital. The facility reported April 2 a resident died of COVID-19. “Only one of those three had direct contact with residents,” a spokesperson wrote in a statement. About 30% of the cases related to these facilities in Florida are in Broward and Miami-Dade counties.

The 77-year-old retired travel agent and magician was the first Atria Willow Wood resident to die of the illness. De Santis first issued a ban on visits at long-term care facilities three days before Curren died. According to the Florida Department of Health’s Friday evening report, there are 56 COVID-19 cases at long-term care facilities in the state. CASES INCREASE IN BROWARDState public health officials reported 35% of the cases at long-term care facilities in Florida are in Broward County. Coronavirus cases at long-term care facilities in Florida (Coronavirus cases at long-term care facilities in Florida)CASES INCREASE IN MIAMI-DADEPublic health officials reported Friday evening the CDC confirmed nine COVID-19 cases related to long-term care in Miami-Dade.