More than 3,600 U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Have Been Linked to Nursing Homes
Outbreaks in just the past few weeks have included one at a nursing home in suburban Richmond, Virginia, that has killed 42 and infected more than 100, another at nursing home in central Indiana that has killed 24 and infected 16, and one at a veteran’s home in Holyoke, Mass., that has killed 38, infected 88 and prompted a federal investigation. This comes weeks after an outbreak at a nursing home in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland that has so far claimed 43 lives.
And those are just the outbreaks we know about. Most states provide only total numbers of nursing home deaths and don’t give details of specific outbreaks. Notable among them is the nation’s leader, New York, which accounts for 1,880 nursing home deaths out of about 96,000 total residents but has so far declined to detail specific outbreaks, citing privacy concerns.
Experts say nursing home deaths may keep climbing because of chronic staffing shortages that have been made worse by the coronavirus crisis, a shortage of protective supplies and a continued lack of available testing.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
'My 600-lb Life' Star James King's Death Not Coronavirus-Related'My 600-lb Life' star James King's death was not related to the novel coronavirus.
Read more »
Nursing homes deaths soar past 2,600 in alarming surgeMore than 2,600 deaths have been linked to coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities nationwide, according to an AP tally based on media reports and state health departments.
Read more »
Nursing home deaths soar past 3,300 in alarming surgeAn Associated Press count shows more than 3,300 deaths nationwide have been linked to coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. The latest count is up to at least 3,321 deaths, from about 450 just 10 days ago.
Read more »
Thousands have died in nursing homes around the U.S. But the federal gov't isn't tracking them.The numbers are likely a significant undercount, given the limited access to testing and other constraints, state officials and public health experts say.
Read more »
The Death Toll In Michigan Nursing Homes Is Rising As COVID-19 Infects The Elderly And StaffThere have been hundreds of confirmed coronavirus cases and dozens of deaths at nursing homes in Michigan, the Detroit Free Press has found.
Read more »