WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU: Two assisted living communities in New York had 42% of residents test positive for COVID-19 in April 2020; 68% of infected residents were asymptomatic. The frequency of asymptomatic cases may have contributed to a more widespread infection and mortality; 25% of resident deaths in these communities in April 2020 were due to COVID-19.
SARS-CoV-2 in Assisted Living: Mortality and Asymptomatic Infection
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU: Two assisted living communities in New York had 42% of residents test positive for COVID-19 in April 2020; 68% of infected residents were asymptomatic. The frequency of asymptomatic cases may have contributed to a more widespread infection and mortality; 25% of resident deaths in these communities in April 2020 were due to COVID-19.
