REPORT:

Nursing Homes See Spike in New COVID Cases

Due to Community Spread in Sun Belt States

UPDATED AUGUST 17, 2020

 CONFIRMED COVID CASES IN U.S. NURSING HOMES
11,000
9,715
10,000 9,421
9,000 8,667
8,097
8,000 7,450
7,000
6,141 6,449
6,000 5,480 5,538
5,000

4,000

3,000
May 31 June 7 June 14 June 21 June 28 July 5 July 12 July 19 July 26
Weekly Confirmed COVID Cases

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), May 31 – July 26
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 CASES IN NURSING HOMES LINKED TO COMMUNITY SPREAD
500,000 468,208 460,568 12,000
450,000 413,716
9,421 10,000
400,000
8,097 341,196
350,000 9,715
8,667 8,000
300,000 268,067
6,141 7,450
250,000 5,480 6,000
6,449
200,000 5,538
187,358 4,000
150,000
149,988
100,000 147,829 145,232
2,000
50,000
- -
31-May 7-Jun 14-Jun 21-Jun 28-Jun 5-Jul 12-Jul 19-Jul 26-Jul
Sum of 7-Day Community Incidence Nursing Home Residents with Confirmed COVID-19

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), May 31 – July 26 on Nursing Home COVID Cases and Johns Hopkins on COVID Cases in General Population 3
 SUN BELT CONFIRMED COVID CASES IN NURSING HOMES
8,000 7,550

7,000 6,714

6,000
5,426
5,000 4,528

4,000
3,292 3,057 3,247
2,974
3,000 2,590

2,000
May 31 June 7 June 14 June 21 June 28 July 5 July 12 July 19 July 26
Weekly Confirmed COVID Cases in Sun Belt States

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), May 31 – July 26 on Nursing Home COVID Cases 4
 PERCENT OF COVID CASES IN U.S. NURSING HOMES
FROM SUN BELT STATES
90%

77% 78%
80%
73%
70%
70%
59%
60% 56%

50%
41% 42%
40%
32%
30%

20%
May 31 June 7 June 14 June 21 June 28 July 5 July 12 July 19 26-Jul
Percent of Weekly Deaths Related to COVID from Sun Belt States

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), May 31 – July 26 5
 COVID RELATED DEATHS IN U.S. NURSING HOMES
4,000

3,500
3,130
3,000
2,517
2,500
1,872
2,000
1,601 1,706
1,391 1,365 1,394 1,394
1,500

1,000

500
May 31 June 7 June 14 June 21 June 28 July 5 July 12 July 19 July 26
Weekly Confirmed COVID Related Deaths
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), May 31 – July 26 6
 PERCENT OF COVID-RELATED DEATHS IN U.S. NURSING HOMES
FROM SUN BELT STATES
90%

80%
69% 69%
70%
58%
60%
51%
50%
41% 43%
40% 32% 34%
30%
28%

20%

10%

0%
May 31 June 7 June 14 June 21 June 28 July 5 July 12 July 19 26-Jul
Percent of Weekly Deaths Related to COVID From Sun Belt States

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), May 31 – July 26 7