New answers about which nursing homes
have been most severely impacted by COVID-19 came Friday when Michigan
officials released cumulative case data on facilities that house the
state’s most vulnerable population.
But
the accuracy of some of the numbers has been called into question by
previous Free Press reporting. After the state's release,
some said they don't trust the counts.
The data released Friday shows nursing
homes statewide have had about 5,000 coronavirus cases among residents
with about 90% of the facilities reporting. Three homes in metro Detroit
have had more than 100 cases and another five reported more than 80
cases, according to the state's data.
Friday
was the first time since the start of the pandemic that the state has
provided cumulative coronavirus cases broken down by nursing home. No
death data was provided online Friday, but officials previously said
more than 1,200 nursing homes residents have died.
According to the state's data, nursing homes reporting the highest total number of cases among residents include:
- Westland Convalescent & Rehab Center (Westland, a Villa Center) in Westland with 127 cases.
- Autumn Woods Residential Health in Warren with 111 cases.
- Fairlane Senior Care and Rehab Center in Detroit with 101 cases.
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3 Michigan nursing homes report more than 100 coronavirus cases. See newly released data
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