Nursing homes in Florida this spring saw more COVID-19 cases than the national average, according to AARP.
More than 14% of Florida s nursing homes had new confirmed cases in the four-week period from March 22 to April 18, outpacing the nationwide average of 10%, according to AARP s dashboard tracker of COVID-19 cases in nursing homes.
The data shows there were 243 new cases among nursing home residents and 38 deaths, which is 2% of all deaths statewide from the virus during the four-week period.
That is up from 230 new cases for the four weeks ending March 21 while deaths were higher at 77.
Nearly 50% of nursing homes reported new infections among employees, an 18% increase from the prior four weeks, according to AARP s report, which was released May 17. The number of employees confirmed positive was 627 statewide.