6 Children Dead, 12 Infected in ‘Severe’ Virus Outbreak in NJ Facility: Reports

The site of Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in New Jersey, where nine children have died from an adenovirus outbreak. Google Maps

At least six children have died and 12 others were infected during a severe viral outbreak at a New Jersey facility, according to the state’s health department on Oct. 23.

“Unfortunately, the particular strain of adenovirus (#7) in this outbreak is affecting medically fragile children with severely compromised immune systems,” the department said to Pix11. “The combination of a worse strain of adenovirus together with a fragile population has led to a more severe outbreak.”