By Tara Rippin • Published: 14 Jan 2021 • 13:36
CREDIT: Twitter
Covid infections have been reported at four residences in Axarquia – two in Velez-Malaga and two in Rincon de la Victoria. THE Official Gazette of the Junta de Andalucía (BOJA) has published the impact of the pandemic on nursing homes, with 922 infections across the region – 543 residents and 379 members of staff. Seventy-one residents are in hospital and a further 1,751 in preventative isolation. The following residences in Axarquia have reported infections: Almudena Alzheimer’s residence in Rincon de la Victoria where 26 residents and seven staff have tested positive; Boffer Residence in Rincon de la Victoria with 16 residents and 12 staff infected; and Torremar Residential Centre and Seniors Residence, both in Velez-Malaga, each with one employee infected.
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Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region. She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990. Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.
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