6 children dead, 12 others infected in ‘severe’ viral outbreak at NJ facility: Health Department
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NEW JERSEY — Six pediatric patients are dead and 12 others are sick due to a "severe" viral outbreak at a facility in New Jersey, the state Department of Health said in a statement Tuesday.
The department confirmed 18 cases of adenovirus among pediatric residents at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Passaic County. Among the 18 children sickened, six have died, the Health Department said
Adenovirus is a family of viruses that typically impact young children and usually cause only mild illness, according to the Health Department. It usually causes symptoms that mimic the common cold or the flu, and may come with other conditions, such as pink eye, according to the CDC.