Federal health authorities have received reports of nearly 26,000 nursing home residents dying from COVID-19.
That's according to materials prepared for the nation’s governors.
That number is partial and likely to go higher.
A letter from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports more than 60,000 cases of coronavirus illness among nursing home residents.
A copy of the letter and an accompanying chart were provided to The Associated Press.
The letter said the data are based on reports received from about 80% of the nation’s 15,400 nursing homes.
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