Seattle-Area Nursing Home Survivor Headed Home

Three dozen people have died at Life Care nursing home since covid-19 arrived in the country.

This makes it one of the earliest and deadliest U.S. outbreaks, according to Reuters.

81-year-old Judie Shape tested positive for the virus days after arriving at the home.

Shape was first tested for coronavirus on March 8, with a positive result coming back two days later.

Shape had been essentially trapped there because no other facility was accepting exposed patients.

But on Thursday, Shape went home to be with her family, finally recovered from the virus.

She is one of very few elderly who had survived and her family is very thankful.