57% of COVID-19 deaths in Spokane Co. linked to nursing homes, report says
January 5, 2021 12:39 PM Kaitlin Knapp
SPOKANE, Wash. Long-term facilities continue to drive Spokane County’s COVID-19 death rate; 373 people in the county have died from the virus. Of those, 213 were either a resident or employee at a nursing home, according to a report obtained by 4 News Now through a public records request.
As of Dec. 29, 2020, more than 1,600 people at a long-term care facility contracted the coronavirus. It’s important to note that this number provided by the Spokane Regional Health District includes probable cases. However, this number may not be completely up to date due to the case load, SRHD said.