COVID Cases May be on Downswing in Nursing Homes PUBLISHED 11:26 AM ET Feb. 04, 2021 PUBLISHED February 4, 2021 @11:26 AM
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Coronavirus cases in nursing homes across the country declined between Dec. 20 and Jan. 10, according to federal data highlighted on Thursday by an industry group.
The decline coincides with a national fall in COVID cases since a holiday-season spike as well as the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. New weekly cases have dropped by 22% during that time in nursing homes.
“The decline in new cases three weeks after the first dose, compared to facilities having vaccine clinics later, is encouraging and signals that the vaccine may decrease the spread of COVID, a finding not shown in the trials," said Dr. David Gilford, the chief medical officer of the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living.