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'Incredibly alarming' rise in nursing home COVID-19 deaths

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Why nursing homes and senior living centers yield COVID-19 'perfect storm'

More than 3,600 COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are believed to be linked to nursing homes and assisted living centers. The number is only an estimate -- likely an undercount -- because the federal government has not released details of what is happening in these facilities. Amna Nawaz hears personal stories of people affected by the phenomenon and talks to Harvard Medical School’s David Grabowski.

04/14/2020

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