Photos: COVID-19 survivor celebrates 100th birthday
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061620 Jackson: COVID-19 survivor Irma Gooden is showered with love and confetti by family, friends and staff as director of activities Brock Staples wheels her outside to celebrate her 100th birthday at Westbury Medical Care & Rehabilitation on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Jackson. Gooden is one of 84 residents at Westbury Medical Care and Rehab who tested positive for COVID-19 and has since recovered. Westbury is one of the hardest-hit senior care homes in the state, with 34 deaths among its 123 residents who tested positive for COVID-19. More than three dozen workers at the facility also tested positive and one died. Statewide, more than half of the stateââ¬â¢s senior care homes have had at least one confirmed coronavirus case among residents or staff. As of Monday, 6,402 long-term care residents have tested positive and 1,139 have died, according to reports made to the Georgia Department of Community Health. More than 2,800 long-term care workers statewide have also tested positive. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com