The updated data includes cases from 88.5 percent of the 15,400 nursing homes that receive Medicare or Medicaid funding nationwide. Of the 13,643 nursing homes reporting, 97 percent passed a data quality assurance check.
The data shows 95,515 residents have contacted COVID-19 nationwide, and 31,782 have died. Facilities also reported an additional 58,288 suspected cases.
CMS plans to update this data again in two weeks. After that, the agency will implement weekly updates.
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