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Nursing home deaths rise 32% in 2020

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Nursing home deaths among Medicare patients rose by 32% last year, according to a report from the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services.

The report found roughly 4 in 10 Medicare recipients in nursing homes had or likely had COVID-19 last year.

Overall deaths jumped by nearly 170,000 from the prior year.

Read more from The Associated Press.

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