DOH released a new report Tuesday -that helps illustrate which types of businesses and facilities experience the most COVID-19 outbreak activity. These state-level data are aggregated from all counties that report data to DOH, and the report contains both healthcare and non-healthcare related data. These outbreak data are not collected by DOH directly. Local health jurisdictions (LHJ) use information from case interviews and other means, such as voluntarily reports from businesses and facilities, to identify clusters of cases. If an LHJ confirms an outbreak, they report it to DOH.

As of 08/01/2020:

• A total of 411 non-healthcare associated COVID-19 outbreaks have been reported.
• 459 long-term care facility (LTCF) COVID-19 outbreaks have been reported in settings including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and adult family homes.
• A total of 53 non-long-term care healthcare associated COVID-19 outbreaks have been reported in settings including hospitals, outpatient settings (dental clinics, etc.), behavioral health facilities, supported living facilities, home healthcare, dialysis centers, and independent senior living facilities.

The numbers represent outbreaks, not people impacted. DOH will update this report weekly on its COVID-19 page here.

Long-term care facility data

As of August 3, a total of 5,694 COVID-19 cases (10% of total cases) and 898 deaths (56% of total deaths) have been identified as associated with a long-term care facility (LTCF) (i.e., nursing home, assisted living facility or adult family home). Read the full report here. 

• These cases include residents as well as employees and visitors.
• Not all of these cases were exposed at a LTCF. Many cases visited multiple places during their exposure period, and some individuals may have visited a LTCF facility after disease onset.

Questions?

Contact: 

Laura Hofmann, MSN, RN – Director of Clinical and Nursing Facility Regulatory Services
c: 425-231-4804