By JAMIE STENGLE
Associated Press

DALLAS (AP) - Eight residents of a Dallas-area long-term care facility have died this month after testing positive for the coronavirus. A spokeswoman for The Oxford Grand in McKinney said Thursday that the eight were among 13 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19. Spokeswoman Coryanne Graham says the infected residents all live in the memory care portion of the facility for people with dementia, separate from assisted-living residents. The coronavirus has ravaged nursing homes across the U.S., with more than 10,000 deaths reported nationwide. Health officials say about 22,000 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Texas and 561 people have died.

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