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Life Care Athens deaths rise to 14 amid coronavirus outbreak

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Life Care Center of Athens is seen on Monday, May 4, 2020 in Athens, Tenn.
Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Life Care Center of Athens is seen on Monday, May 4, 2020 in Athens, Tenn. Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Life Care Center of Athens is seen on Monday, May 4, 2020 in Athens, Tenn.

Life Care Center of Athens, Tennessee, on Tuesday reported two more deaths at the senior living facility amid the coronavirus outbreak, pushing the total number to 14 residents.

The death toll is up from 12 residents about 10 days ago.

According to the facility belonging to Life Care Centers of America of Cleveland, Tennessee, 80 residents have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Also, 52 associates have tested positive, while 38 of the workers have recovered and returned to their jobs after meeting the strict CDC guidelines for doing so, the center said.

The center reported that 65 COVID-19 positive residents are currently living and being cared for in the facility, located in an isolation area of the center.