Nursing Home Covid-19 Deaths Near 32,000 With 95,000-Plus Cases

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Thursday released updated data on Covid-19 infections in nursing homes, showing nearly 32,000 deaths as of May 31 and more than 95,000 confirmed cases.

That’s up from 24,000 deaths and 60,000 confirmed cases reported as of May 24 at nursing homes that accept Medicare and Medicaid patients. The significant increases reflect technical problems in the reporting, not a weekly increase of 6,000 additional deaths, CMS administrator Seema Verma told reporters Thursday.

“As with any new program, some facilities are going to struggle as they come online,” Verma said. “And there’s going to be ...