Virus suspected in nursing home patient death

  • Contributed Photo/Two of the COVID-19-related positive cases which were reported as fatalities in Burnet County were patients at the Bertram Nursing Home and Rehabilitation facility.
    Contributed Photo/Two of the COVID-19-related positive cases which were reported as fatalities in Burnet County were patients at the Bertram Nursing Home and Rehabilitation facility.
There have now been three fatalities attributed to COVID-19 related illness in Burnet County — all from individuals who were patients in local nursing homes, according to the Department of State Health Services. Along with the reported fatalities, there are 85 total number of cases in Burnet County, with 35 active cases and 47 individuals who have reportedly recovered from the virus. A total of…

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