Coronavirus Deaths, Cases For All CT Elder Care, Nursing Homes

CONNECTICUT — There have been 1,487 confirmed deaths among nursing home residents attributed to the coronavirus in Connecticut, according to the latest weekly update released Thursday by Gov. Ned Lamont. That's an increase of 259 fatalities from last week's report. There were another 440 "probable" deaths due to the virus.

A new set of numbers made available from the state this week is the tally of deaths from COVID-19 in assisted living facilities. There have been 207 fatalities to date in Connecticut elder care centers attributed to the virus, and 69 "probable" deaths.

The total number of confirmed positive coronavirus cases in the state's nursing home communities is 6,947 residents, up 939 from last week. There are 874 confirmed cases of the virus among assisted living facility residents.

The cumulative number of deaths among nursing home residents is based upon data reported by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. For public health surveillance, COVID-19-associated deaths include persons who tested positive for COVID-19 around the time of death (laboratory-confirmed) and persons whose death certificate lists COVID-19 disease as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death (probable).

Abbott Terrace Health Center in Waterbury has the most deaths with 33, up two from last week.

Mag Morelli, president of LeadingAge Connecticut; Matt Barrett, president and CEO of the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities; and Christopher Carter, president of the Connecticut Assisted Living Association, released a statement on the nursing home weekly COVID-19 statistics and new initiatives announced today:

"Today’s released data shows that the deadly virus still has hold on our Connecticut nursing homes. Similarly, the pernicious character of the highly contagious virus, now known to be transmitted by asymptomatic carriers, is revealing itself in this week’s first statewide reporting of assisted living deaths.

"This week also includes an important milestone in Connecticut’s overall COVID-19 nursing home strategy with the launching of statewide point prevalence survey testing of all nursing home residents. The testing initiative is critically needed to implement a successful cohorting strategy to prevent the further spread of the virus."

The following is a list of every nursing home in Connecticut with residents who have tested positive for COVID-19, along with corresponding data related to the number of residential cases and fatalities among residents in each facility.

You may navigate the table page-by-page using the arrow at its top right, or search for information using the tool in the top left of the chart:

The list below shows assisted living facilities reporting at least one resident with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases in their facility as of May 13. The cumulative number of residents who have tested positive for the virus was obtained from data reported by individual assisted living facilities to the Long Term Care Mutual Aid Plan web-based reporting system: