Some of my colleagues are calling for easing up on nursing home visitation rules. Here's the thing: Covid is still in nursing homes. On 12/1/20, NYS reported Monroe had 124 confirmed at-NH deaths. On 12/21/20 it had 194. This is a little-reported issue. @DandC @WHEC_JLewke #ROC
Source: 11/29 report https://web.archive.org/web/20201201161911/https://www.health.ny.gov/statistics/diseases/covid-19/fatalities_nursing_home_acf.pdf
12/21 report: https://www.health.ny.gov/statistics/diseases/covid-19/fatalities_nursing_home_acf.pdf
#ROC
And of course, I should have known to check @NYHammond, who has been tracking the nursing home issue. Yes, Covid is a major problem right now in homes. https://www.empirecenter.org/publications/the-pandemic-is-surging-in-nursing-homes/
In Spite of Pandemic Precautions, COVID-19 is Surging in New York's Nursing Homes Again - Empire...

As the coronavirus pandemic resurges across New York, residents of nursing homes are once again bearing the brunt.During the five-week period from Oct. 25 to Nov. 29, nursing home residents accounted...

https://www.empirecenter.org/publications/the-pandemic-is-surging-in-nursing-homes/
Bottom line, confirmed Covid nursing home deaths is 194 of our county's 488 so far. And 70 of them took place in last three weeks. #ROC
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