https://www.mcknights.com/news/81-percent-of-covid-19-deaths-here-are-nursing-home-related-double-the-average-global-rates-both-shocking-and-avoidable/ https://www.cihi.ca/sites/default/files/document/covid-19-rapid-response-long-term-care-snapshot-en.pdf https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17JmyFzOd3ZEYCGpP0mK5lS_P10yPgCuYF8PYALKuTs8/edit#gid=0 2.1 million Americans are over 65 and living in nursing homes or assisted living facilities representing: 0.62% 0.74% of the U.S. population. There are five different categories of long-term care providers, of which nursing homes is one subtype. Some states report COVID-19 deaths for nursing homes specifically; others disclose some combination of long-term care deaths (usually including assisted living facilities). For more information, read https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_03/sr03_43-508.pdf