While the U.S. coronavirus death toll continues to rise everywhere, the disease has been particularly deadly to residents in nursing homes.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data reported 95,515 confirmed COVID-19 cases in nursing homes and 31,782 total deaths, or 33%, as of May 31. According to Kaiser Family Foundation data, more than 50% of COVID-19 deaths in 27 states occurred in long-term care facilities, with the highest at 85% in Pennsylvania.
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