Masks are being used in nursing homes, yet infections and deaths are still at high levels.
In Pennsylvania, nursing home deaths are over 70% of the total Wuhan deaths.
Here in Alberta, there are 16K reported cases, 14.7K recovered and 255 deaths. Their ages ranged from 27-105.
Of those deaths, only 8 had no comorbidities. 2/3 (170) were over the age of 80. Factoring in those aged 70-79, 57 died. 89% of all CCP-Coronavirus deaths were over the age of 70. While I do not know the ages of the 8 people with no comorbidities, I would suspect that they were all quite elderly when they passed away.
The average life expectancy in Alberta is 82 and the average age of CCP-Coronavirus deaths is 83. While I believe that the passing of anyone is sad, statistics would suggest that the CCP-Coronavirus is ‘thinning the herd’. (My stats come from the Alberta government website concerning the CCP-Coronavirus. https://www.alberta.ca/covid-19-alberta-data.aspx)
My 83-year-old mother-in-law with Alzheimer’s, hypertension and cardiac issues resides in a nursing home in Florida. The facility has been stringent in infection control, PPE, etc. and all the residents get tested for COVID regularly. My mother-in-law tested positive for COVID last month. They moved her to another facility for COVID-positive people and immediately started her on vitamins C, D and zinc. She never became ill, never had any symptoms and was transferred back to her nursing home as soon as her follow-up COVID test returned negative none the worse for wear.