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NEW from @KFF: Cases & deaths in LTCFs are at an all-time low, both dropping ~90% since the start of vaccinations in mid-December 2020.
We've been tracking state-reported LTC COVID data since last April & these are the most hopeful findings thus far: https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/covid-19-long-term-care-deaths-and-cases-are-at-an-all-time-low-though-a-rise-in-ltc-cases-in-a-few-states-may-be-cause-for-concern
We've been tracking state-reported LTC COVID data since last April & these are the most hopeful findings thus far: https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/covid-19-long-term-care-deaths-and-cases-are-at-an-all-time-low-though-a-rise-in-ltc-cases-in-a-few-states-may-be-cause-for-concern
The share of COVID-19 deaths in LTCFs has dropped significantly since its peak in June 2020 (49%). The most recent cut of data puts that share at 34% for the set of states included in this analysis.
This share was 42% when LTC vaccines began in mid-December 2020.
This share was 42% when LTC vaccines began in mid-December 2020.
21 states reported their lowest LTCF death rates in April 2021, including 5 states that reported zero* COVID-19 LTCF deaths per 100,000 state residents in April 2021.
*These are rounded values that represent a small number of LTCF deaths in these states.
*These are rounded values that represent a small number of LTCF deaths in these states.
8 states reported an increase in LTCF cases between March & April 2021, ranging from a 6% increase in New Hampshire to 150%+ increases in Connecticut & Michigan.
These increases are likely tied with increased cases in the surrounding community.
These increases are likely tied with increased cases in the surrounding community.
No states reported both an increase in LTC deaths and LTC cases, a hopeful sign that vaccines are doing their job in protecting infected LTC residents and staff against severe illness and death.
