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

CONNECTICUT — There have been 1,719 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 232 fatalities from last week's report. There were another 471 "probable" deaths due to the virus.

Across the state's assisted living facilities, the COVID-19 death toll is 231, two dozen more than reported the previous week. The death of another 75 residents was likely due to the virus, according to the governor's report.

The total number of confirmed positive coronavirus cases in the state's nursing home communities is 7,875 residents, up 928 from last week. There are 973 confirmed cases of the virus among assisted living facility residents, an increase of 99 cases over the previous week's report.

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). The cumulative number of residents with confirmed COVID-19 is obtained from data reported by individual assisted living facilities to the Long Term Care Mutual Aid Plan web-based reporting system.

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:

"We again express the importance of understanding that the spread of COVID-19 is a reflection of the pernicious character of the virus and is in no way a reflection of the quality of the health care facility - or the care it provides. The people served by these providers are typically more vulnerable to the virus that is COVID-19 and we need to support both nursing home and assisted living communities in their efforts to provide compassionate care in this relentless fight. The ongoing and extraordinary efforts of the employees of Connecticut’s nursing homes and assisted living communities in this battle against COVID- 19 must be recognized."

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 20: