A 10th child has died after contracting the adenovirus at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Haskell.

State health officials say that to date a total of 27 patients have contracted the illness, in addition to a staff member at the facility.

Officials say that the people sickened in the outbreak became ill between Sept. 26 and Oct. 29. The affected children had severely compromised immune systems, including respiratory problems, before the outbreak began.

Health officials also say that there are four cases of adenovirus at a pediatric facility in Voorhees, but that the strains are different.

State officials are sending infection-control teams to the facility, along with three others in New Jersey to assist with training.

The facility is not taking new patients until the outbreak is confirmed over.