Covid-19 Death Toll at Nation’s Nursing Homes Near 26,000 (1)

New federal data show more than 60,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases and nearly 26,000 deaths were reported at nursing homes that accept Medicare and Medicaid patients, the Trump administration announced Monday.

As of May 24, about 12,500 nursing homes—roughly 80% of the 15,400 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes—provided the required data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

About 25% of reporting facilities had at least one Covid-19 case, and about 20% had at least one Covid-19 related death, the data showed.

Facilities that had a one-star quality rating were more likely to have a large Covid-19 patient count than ...