42% of all u.s. deaths 55,000+ 10% of all u.s. cases 296,000+ at least 55,000 residents and workers have died from the coronavirus at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities for older adults in the united states, according to a new york times database. as of july 7, the virus has infected more than 296,000 people at some 14,000 facilities. 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 adults in their 60s and older who have underlying health conditions. and it can spread more easily through congregate facilities, where many people live in a confined environment and workers move from room to room. while 10 percent of the country’s cases have occurred in long-term care facilities, deaths related to covid-19 in these facilities account for more than 42 percent of the country’s pandemic fatalities. in at least 23 states, a majority of deaths are linked to nursing homes. share of state’s deaths linked to long-term care facilities 0 25 50 75 100% insufficient data ala. alaska ariz. ark. 32% calif. 47% colo. 54% conn. 69% del. 64% d.c. 30% fla. 50% ga. 45% hawaii idaho 62% ill. 53% ind. 43% iowa 53% kan. 55% ky. 61% la. 41% maine 53% md. 60% mass. 63% mich. 33% minn. 76% miss. 47% mo. mont. 30% neb. 32% nev. 25% n.h. 80% n.j. 44% n.m. 36% n.y. 20% n.c. 55% n.d. 60% ohio 54% okla. 50% ore. 56% pa. 67% r.i. 79% s.c. 40% s.d. 39% tenn. 30% texas 40% utah 39% vt. 57% va. 60% wash. 57% w.va. 45% wis. wyo. 30% cases and deaths in long-term care facilities, by state facilities cases deaths share of covid‑19 deaths ▼ united states 14,000 296,000 55,000 42% new hampshire 27 2,019 307 80% rhode island 65 2,825 765 79% minnesota 892 5,777 1,150 76% connecticut 257 9,720 2,997 69% pennsylvania 706 21,445 4,591 67% delaware 35 1,625 330 64% massachusetts 566 23,497 5,190 63% idaho 49 437 58 62% kentucky 184 2,917 383 61% north dakota 71 569 56 60% show more *in new york, the case count is often the same as the death count because the state only reports the number of people who have died but not the number of overall infections. · states with insufficient data to calculate a share of covid-19 deaths are shaded gray. the share of deaths linked to long-term care facilities for older adults is even starker at the state level. in 23 states, the number of residents and workers who have died accounts for either half or more than half of all deaths from the virus. infected people linked to nursing homes also die at a higher rate than the general population. the median case fatality rate — the number of deaths divided by the number of cases — at facilities with reliable data is 17 percent, significantly higher than the 4 percent case fatality rate nationwide. facility fatality rates are much higher than the national average number of long-term care facilities by case fatality rate 20 facilities 40 facilities 60 facilities 80 facilities 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% the u.s. case fatality rate is 4%. the median case fatality rate in long-term care facilities is 17%. note: only facilities with reliable case and death data and at least 50 cases are included. in the absence of comprehensive data from some states and the federal government, the times has been assembling its own database of coronavirus cases and deaths at long-term care facilities for older adults. these include nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, memory care facilities, retirement and senior communities and rehabilitation facilities. this tracker will be updated periodically. some states, including colorado, illinois, nevada, new jersey and south carolina, regularly release cumulative data on cases and deaths at specific facilities. new york regularly releases facility-level information about deaths, but not about cases. ohio, wisconsin and minnesota, among others, provide some details on the number of cases at specific facilities — but not on deaths. others report aggregate totals for their states but provide no information on where the infections or deaths have occurred. some report very little or nothing at all. there are at least 14,000 long-term care facilities with one or more coronavirus case states that provide some facility data states that provide no facility data ala. alaska ariz. colo. fla. ga. ind. kan. maine mass. minn. n.j. n.c. n.d. okla. pa. s.d. texas wyo. conn. mo. w.va. ill. n.m. ark. calif. del. d.c. hawaii iowa ky. md. mich. miss. mont. n.h. n.y. ohio ore. tenn. utah va. wash. wis. neb. s.c. idaho nev. vt. la. r.i. the times’s numbers are based on official confirmations from states, counties and the facilities themselves, as well as some data provided by the federal government. they include residents and, in cases in which reporting is available, employees of the facilities. given the wide variability in the type of information available, the totals shown here almost certainly represent an undercount of the true toll. the new york times is tracking the coronavirus at nursing homes and long-term care centers. do you or a family member live or work in one of these facilities? if so, we would like to hear from you. here is a list of cases and deaths at long-term care facilities that have had at least 50 cases. we are updating the numbers as we are able to confirm them with state, county and facility officials. cases and deaths, by facility name location cases deaths ▼ parker jewish institute for health care & rehabilitation queens, n.y. 82 82 paramus veterans memorial home paramus, n.j. 290 82 conestoga view nursing and rehabilitation lancaster, pa. 154 75 soldiers home in holyoke veterans center and hospital holyoke, mass. 161 74 brighton rehabilitation & wellness center beaver, pa. 441 73 the plaza rehab and nursing center bronx, n.y. 71 71 long island state veterans home stony brook, n.y. 71 71 gracedale nursing home nazareth, pa. 285 71 isabella geriatric center new york, n.y. 68 68 lincoln park care center rehabilitation facility lincoln park, n.j. 262 66 new jersey veterans memorial home at menlo park edison, n.j. 282 66 bergen new bridge medical center nursing home paramus, n.j. 370 66 father baker manor nursing home orchard park, n.y. 65 65 andover subacute & rehabilitation ii andover, n.j. 223 64 menorah center for rehabilitation and nursing care brooklyn, n.y. 62 62 show more *in new york facilities, the case count is often the same as the death count because the state only reports the number of people who have died but not the number of overall infections.
more than 40% of u.s. coronavirus deaths are linked to nursing homes