Coronavirus CT: 19 New Nursing Home Deaths, and 1 Employee

CONNECTICUT — There has been an increase of 19 deaths, confirmed or suspected to have been caused by COVID-19, among nursing home residents in Connecticut this past week, according to the latest update released Thursday by Gov. Ned Lamont.

In its previous weekly reports on COVID-19 in nursing homes, the state used the cumulative number of resident cases and deaths to reflect the overall impact of the pandemic on nursing home residents. Going forward, the Department of Public Health will only be releasing the data on cases and deaths associated with COVID-19 that occurred in the past week

This week also marks the first time that the state has released data on the impact COVID-19 is having on nursing home staff. An employee at St. Joseph's Center in Trumbull has died from the virus, the Department of Public Health is reporting.

Across the state's assisted living facilities, the COVID-19 death toll is 302, which is five more than reported the previous week. The deaths of another 65 residents were likely due to the virus, according to the latest report.

The total number of confirmed positive coronavirus cases in the state's nursing home communities is up 73 from last week. There are 64 staff members at nursing homes who have tested positive for COVID-19, and another 27 are suspected of having the virus.

There are 1,045 confirmed cases of the virus among assisted living facility residents, down three from the previous week.

Connecticut nursing homes are required by the DPH and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to report on the impact of COVID-19 on their residents and staff through the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety Network. This reporting is intended to reflect recent COVID-19 activity in nursing homes.

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The list below shows assisted living facilities reporting at least one resident with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases in their facility as of June 23: