Officials for nursing homes and assisted living facilities say this week’s data for those facilities shows the state is headed in the “right direction” with a slow reopening to limit further spread of COVID-19.
Data provided by the state Friday showed 2,398 confirmed and probable Covid-19 deaths among nursing home residents and 327 residents from assisted living facilities who have died from the virus as of Wednesday — up from 1,927 and 276 respectively last week.
On Friday, Gov. Ned Lamont signed an executive order allowing barbershops and hair salons to reopen June 1. The order also raised the limits on gatherings to 10 people inside and 25 people outdoors. Larger religious gatherings will now also be permitted.
Friday’s data showed 8,322 confirmed virus cases in nursing home residents and 1,007 cases in assisted living facility residents — an increase from 6,947 and 872 respectively based on last week’s data.
Fatalities in nursing homes and assisted living facilities represent nearly 72 percent of the statewide total number of deaths as of Wednesday, which was 3,803. But confirmed cases among residents at nursing homes and assisted living facilities represent nearly 23 percent of the state’s 41,288 confirmed virus cases as of Wednesday.
In a prepared joint statement from Mag Morelli, president of LeadingAge Connecticut; Matt Barrett, president and CEO the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities; and Christopher Carter, president of Connecticut Assisted Living Association said this week’s data shows the state is “moving in the right...
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