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After a constant decline in the number of coronaviruses within the care of the elderly and assisted living facilities, the nation now sees a sudden and alarmingnew thrust In cases of this extremely vulnerable population.

According to a report By the American Health Care Association and the National Assisted Life Center (AHCA / NCAL), nursing homes experienced a 58% increase in new cases of coronavirus in just over a month, imitating. near the country's overall overvoltage during this period. It will show that asStaff members come to Care facilities for the elderly, they are struggling to protect residents from the threat of the outside world.

Returning to the week of June 21, retirement homes had touched a record of 5,468 new weekly business at the national level. As of 19 July, nursing homes had 8,628 new weekly cases in this type of establishment, immediately putting them in numbers that they had not seen since the end of May.

"As CMS data show, the increase in new cases in retirement homes is being being beingleads by the tip in the cases In the surrounding communities "Mark ParkinsonPresident and Chief Executive Officer of the AHCA / NCAL, explained to CNN. He added that this is "exacerbated byPEP shortages and the important time [up to five days or more] for test results for staff and residents of the retirement home. "

Asecond study From the Kaiser Family Foundation added this surprising perspective: in the 23 states considered COVID"hot spots" with the growing number of cases, the numbers increased by 18% in just 14 days. In the 12 states that had the virus under a better check, the nursing home figures have increased only four percent.

Analysts warn that this shows howDecisions and habits of the population in general Having a direct impact on those of retirement home facilities, however isolated they may seem. "The strongest preacher to know if we will see or not cases in [a particular parameter] isCommunity propagation, "David C. Grabowski, Health Policy Professor at Harvard Medical School, saidThe Washington Post. "We have seen this in the northeast and now, unfortunately, we see it in the states of sunshine."

Unfortunately, so many patients around the nation are currently bouncing virus, retirement homes are likely to seean increase in death In the coming weeks. "The way we can reduce Covid in retirement homes is so everyone in the country would wear a mask," said ParkinsonThe Washington Post. "When people make the conscious decision not to wear mask, they decide to kill seniors." And to find out how to stop spreading,Dr. Fauci says it's how the United States can avoid a "catastrophe" this fall.