Nearly 60% of N.C. Coronavirus Deaths Are Nursing Home Residents or Workers

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The New York Times reports today that one-third of all coronavirus deaths in the United States have been among nursing home residents or workers. In North Carolina, that number is 60%. Why are we not protecting our most vulnerable, while letting healthy people get back to work?

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One-Third of All U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Are Nursing Home Residents or Workers

"Nursing home populations are at a high risk of being infected by -- and dying from -- the coronavirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, is known to be particularly lethal to older adults with underlying health conditions, and can spread more easily through congregate facilities, where many people live in a confined environment and workers move from room to room.

While just about 10 percent of the country's cases have occurred in long-term care facilities, deaths related to Covid-19 in these facilities account for a third of the country's pandemic fatalities."

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