An 11th child now dead in viral outbreak at N.J. nursing facility

Another child has died in the viral outbreak at a New Jersey pediatric care facility that has already claimed 10 lives.

At the same time, the state Department of Health took the highly unusual step of seeking help from medical professionals across the state to assist in the crisis.

Health department officials said a severely ill child with a confirmed case of adenovirus died Thursday night in a North Jersey hospital, becoming the 11th victim in a deadly viral outbreak that struck the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Haskell.

Health Commissioner Shereef Elnahal also said the department confirmed another pediatric case of the virus, bringing the total number of exposed children to 34.

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