Table 4.
Mortality in nursing homes. Adapted from Glette et al [15].
| Country | Date | Approach to measuring COVID-19 linked deaths in care homes | Total number deaths linked to COVID-19* | Number of deaths of care home residents linked to COVID-19 | Number of deaths in care homes linked to COVID-19 | Number of care home resident deaths as % of all COVID-19 deaths |
Number of deaths in care homes as % of all COVID-19 deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 22/01/2021 | C | 909 | 685 | 75% | ||
| Austria | 24/01/2021 | C | 7,328 | 3,243 | 44% | ||
| Belgium | 19/01/2021 | C + P | 20,457 | 11,722 | 8,854 | 57% | 43% |
| Canada | 23/01/2021 | C + P | 18,974 | 11,114 | 59% | ||
| Denmark | 19/01/2021 | C | 1,837 | 719 | 39% | ||
| Finland | 22/01/2021 | C | 644 | 243 | 33% | ||
| France | 20/01/2021 | C + P | 71,342 | 30,395 | 21,646 | 43% | 30% |
| Germany | 22/01/2021 | C | 50,642 | 14,066 | 28% | ||
| Hong Kong | 25/01/2021 | C | 169 | 32 | 0 | 19% | 0% |
| Hungary | 27/08/2020 | C | 612 | 142 | 23% | ||
| Ireland | 13/12/2020 | C + P | 2,110 | 1,084 | 51% | ||
| Israel | 25/10/2020 | C | 2,404 | 861 | 36% | ||
| Netherlands | 15/01/2021 | C | 12,774 | 6,529 | 51% | ||
| New Zealand | 12/01/2021 | C + P | 25 | 16 | 64% | ||
| Norway | 20/01/2021 | C | 533 | 318 | 60% | ||
| Portugal | 10/01/2021 | Unclear | 7,803 | 2,254** | 29%** | ||
| Singapore | 24/01/2021 | C | 29 | 4 | 0 | 14% | 0% |
| Slovenia | 17/01/2021 | C | 3,371 | 1,875 | 56% | ||
| South Korea | 07/09/2020 | C | 336 | 27 | 0 | 8% | 0% |
| Spain | 22/01/2021 | C + P | 66,557 | 26,328 | 40% | ||
| Sweden | 18/01/2021 | C + P | 9,949 | 4,656 | 4,249 | 47% | 43% |
| England (UK) | 15/01/2021 | C + P | 88,674 | 29,381 | 21,615 | 33% | 24% |
| Wales (UK) | 15/01/2021 | C + P | 5,884 | 1,470 | 1,267 | 25% | 22% |
| N. Ireland (UK) | 15/01/2021 | C + P | 2,124 | 862 | 642 | 41% | 30% |
| Scotland (UK) | 17/01/2021 | C + P | 7,448 | 3,266 | 2,867 | 44% | 38% |
| United Kingdom | As above | C + P | 104,130 | 34,979 | 26,391 | 34% | 25% |
| United States | 07/01/2021 | C + P | 357,124 | 139,699 | 39% | ||
C: confirmed; P: probable