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More Than 100 Residents Have COVID-19 At N.J. Nursing Home Where 17 Bodies Were Found

An anonymous tip led to the discovery of 17 bodies at the Andover Subacute nursing facility. Families who lost loved ones say they received form letters telling them their loved ones had COVID-19.
After an anonymous tip to police, 17 people were found dead at the Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center. Here, a New Jersey Police vehicle parks at the facility's entrance on Thursday.

Updated at 2:45 p.m. ET

A large nursing facility in New Jersey is emerging as a symbol of how nursing homes are being overwhelmed by COVID-19, after an anonymous tip led to the discovery of 17 dead people at the Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center I and II long-term care facility.

Families who lost loved ones say they received form letters telling them their loved ones were sick – and in at least one case, the letter arrived after the patient died.

More than 100 residents of the Andover facility's two buildings are now confirmed to have COVID-19; more than 180 other residents and staff

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