Soldiers’ Home bill gets hearing 2 weeks before deadline
An ambulance arrives at the Soldiers Home in Holyoke March 31, 2020. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
Published: 3/16/2021 8:54:59 PM
The deadly COVID-19 outbreak that swept through the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home last year underscored the need to reconstruct the long-term care facility with modern improvements, state officials and community members said Tuesday.
With federal funds at stake, Gov. Charlie Baker is pushing the Legislature to pass a bill (H 64) by April 1 authorizing $400 million for construction of a new veterans’ home in Holyoke, and the project faces an even greater spotlight amid the pandemic.
Secretary of Veterans’ Services Cheryl Poppe told lawmakers that the public health emergency brought new attention to HVAC and airflow issues in the facility. It also prompted additional interest in a “small home” concept with a majority of private rooms, a change Poppe said could not be achieved solely thro
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MID-MISSOURIÂ â Wednesday marks one year since health officials reported the first COVID-19 cases in Boone County and Cole County.Â
On March 17, 2020, COVID-19 had officially reached mid-Missouri. One year later, over 23% of Boone County residents and over 21% of Cole County residents have initiated vaccination, according to Missouri s COVID-19 dashboard.Â
To Ashton Day with the Columbia/ Boone County Department of Public Health & Human Services, Wednesday is a day to remember those who lost their lives to COVID-19 in the county. Recognizing that there is a lot of hurt in our community from those losses, Day said. We take that very seriously. Â
As of Wednesday morning, 83 Boone County residents and 63 Cole County residents have died because of COVID-19 related causes.Â
Michigan has 5th-highest virus rate in US over past week
DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press
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1of3FILE - In a July 28, 2020 file photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, the state s chief medical executive, addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich. Michigan had the country s fifth-highest rate of new COVID-19 cases in the last week and is among 14 states where infections rose over the past two weeks, a trend that state health officials said is potentially tied to the increasing prevalence of a more contagious coronavirus variant. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP, File)APShow MoreShow Less