NY reveals 59% of Onondaga County’s Covid deaths are senior care facility residents

Link: https://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2021/02/ny-reveals-59-of-onondaga-countys-covid-deaths-are-senior-care-facility-residents.html

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Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities for seniors account for 59% of Onondaga County’s total Covid-19 death toll, according to data the state released for the first time over the weekend.

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The new data shows nursing home resident deaths account for 52 percent of Onondaga County’s 626 Covid-19 deaths. Before the state released that data, a Syracuse.com investigation estimated that total deaths of nursing home residents were 50% higher than reported by the state and that they accounted for about 60% of all local deaths. Shortly after that story was published, the state Attorney General’s office issued a report that said the state underreported nursing home deaths by 50%.

The new data for the first time gives a breakdown of Covid-19 deaths among residents of Onondaga County assisted living facilities and adult care homes. These facilities provide non-medical services to adults unable to live independently. The data shows 40 residents of these facilities in Onondaga County died of Covid-19 as of Feb. 6. Those deaths combined with nursing home resident deaths total 367, or 59% of the county’s 626 Covid-19 fatalities.

Author(s): James T. Mulder

Publication Date: 8 February 2021

Publication Site: syracuse.com