At Least 35 Cornavirus Deaths At Danvers Nursing Homes

DANVERS, MA — At least 35 people have died after contracting the coronavirus at four nursing homes located in Danvers, according to data released by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

The data does not indicate whether people contracted the coronavirus at the facilities or were admitted after testing positive for COVID-19. It was the first time the state has released individual mortality statistics for nursing homes located in Massachusetts. A breakdown of the information released in Wednesday's report follows:

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Last week, all but one Danvers nursing home was listed as "in adherence" in the first round of bi-weekly state inspections by the state to measure how long-term care facilities were handling coronavirus prevention.

Long-term care facilities account for 4,041, or 62.58 percent, of the state's 6,457 reported coronavirus-related deaths. Of the states 94,220 confirmed coronavirus cases as of Wednesday, 20,267, or 21.5 percent, were either patients or workers in long-term care facilities.

Read the full report from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

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