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Nearly 40% of New Jersey’s Covid-19 Deaths Were at Nursing Homes
- Dead bodies found stacked at one long-term care facility
- Examination after outbreak ends will include such centers
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Nearly 40% of coronavirus-related fatalities in New Jersey have taken place at nursing homes, according to data newly disclosed by state officials.
Outbreaks have been reported at 394 of the state’s 503 long-term care facilities, which include nursing, assisted-living and dementia-care homes. Those facilities have recorded 9,094 cases and 1,530 deaths, the data show. New Jersey has reported a total of 3,840 deaths statewide.