COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Among Nursing
Home Residents Have Declined Markedly Following the Introduction of
Vaccines
The number of residents
contracting and dying of COVID-19 in nursing homes has declined markedly
following the introduction of vaccination efforts in long-term care
facilities, a KFF
analysis finds.
Resident deaths from
COVID-19 in nursing homes have decreased by two-thirds (66%) since
vaccination efforts began in late December. New cases of the novel
coronavirus among residents have fallen even more sharply, by 83 percent.
At the same time, deaths
from COVID-19 in the general population (excluding nursing home
residents) have spiked by 61 percent in the weeks since December 20. New
cases have declined in recent weeks, but by only 45 percent, far less
than the decline seen among nursing home residents.
The new analysis compares trends in new COVID-19 cases and deaths among
nursing facility residents with trends in new COVID-19 cases and deaths
among non-nursing facility residents through February 7, 2021.
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