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COVID-19 Nursing Home Outbreak:
Seattle, Washington, USA

The outbreak at the Life Care in Kirkland, Washington

•108 residents and 180 staff

•50% showed signs and symptoms

•16 fatalities

•Based on data from China the disease kills nearly 15% of people over 80 years old and 8% percent of people in their 70s — the very population that makes up more than half the population of US nursing homes & long-term/assisted living facilities.

•This outbreak exposed the great vulnerability of the nation’s nursing homes and long-term/assisted living facilities, and the 2.5 million Americans who live in them.