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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A reporter for the Washington Examiner, Susan Ferrechio, tweeted last night that Fairfax County Health Department had finally answered her request for nursing home deaths in Fairfax County.  Of the 330 deaths  in the county, 249 were in nursing homes/long term health care facilities. [/quote]

She also included in her tweet that it is 75% of Fairfax County deaths.

Another interesting stat from Fairfax County coronavirus dashboard:  close to 64% of cases in Fairfax are Hispanic--and they are less than 17% of population.  My guess: connection between nursing homes and their workers.

Has Northam et. al. spent any time focusing on that connection?  Why aren't they trying to fix the problem instead of keep everyone at home?[/quote]

There are way too many Hispanic resident cases in Fairfax County (assuming you can believe VDH stats) for it to be primarily from nursing home workers.  The survival rate among Hispanic residents is high.  In Fairfax County, over 60% of cases are Hispanic residents but less than 15% of the deaths.[/quote]

Of course, it is not all health care workers, but the health care workers could very well be bringing it home to their spouses and families.  Remember, many of these people are very poor and live in tight quarters.  They also need the jobs and are less likely to stay home when sick.  Construction workers are still working, but the spread is much more likely from healthcare facilities than open construction sites.  The Health Departments should be focusing on this.  I'm guessing they are now, but if they had started with the nursing homes and the workers, I think we would be better off now.

Early on, when there were just a handful of people, Fairfax posted details.  Among the first fourteen, they were almost all related to travel overseas.  I remember reading about one of the nursing homes, and one of the early cases was related to a visit by someone who had been abroad.  Once it gets in those places, it spreads: poor ventilation; low sunlight; frail people; and caretakers moving constantly among the patients.  Also, three of four shifts of caretakers/day who are probably using public transportation and going home to tight quarters.

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