OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — More than 40% of the deaths linked to the coronavirus in Nebraska have been at nursing homes.
A total of 185 deaths linked to the virus have been reported at nursing homes in the state, which is reporting 442 deaths overall.
The Omaha World-Herald reports that a federal database shows that 31 nursing homes in the state have reported deaths linked to the coronavirus.
State officials have refused to name individual nursing homes with COVID-19 outbreaks to protect residents’ privacy.
The federal data revealed that nine nursing homes in the state had 10 or more residents die with coronavirus, accounting for 116 deaths