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Recent Libby Care Center outbreak stretched staffing thin as it raced through facility

by WILL LANGHORNE
The Western News | September 21, 2021 7:00 AM

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Norco, a medical equipment company, resupplies the Libby Care Center on Sept. 17. (Will Langhorne/The Western News)

An outbreak at the Libby Care Center, which left at least 10 residents dead and infected 20 staff members last month, has worn the local nursing home thin.

Within 10 days of an employee testing positive, the virus had infected 36 residents, according to Rachel Toland, facility administrator...

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