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For the first time in more than two months, the number of active outbreaks in skilled nursing facilities has decreased instead of rising or remaining unchanged.
County health officials announced Wednesday that there are 60 active outbreaks in the region’s nursing homes, down from the 64 that were reported last week. Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been 154 total outbreaks in skilled nursing facilities, which includes one newly announced this week.
Prior to this week, the last time that active outbreaks in nursing homes decreased was in mid-November, ahead of the surges caused by Thanksgiving and the winter holidays.