Members of City Impact, a faith-based organization from Cedar Springs, sing and pray for residents and staff at Metron of Cedar Springs nursing home on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (Cory Morse | MLive.com)
Cory Morse | MLive.com
Michigan health officials are adding coronavirus data specific to individual nursing homes in the state’s regular release of case statistics.
The first batch of data was released Friday, April 24, with the number of active COVID-19 cases Michigan’s nursing homes. The numbers don’t include residents who’ve died or recovered.
The figures were last updated Thursday, April 23.
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Six nursing homes have at least 50 or more residents with COVID-19, per the data. Imperial Healthcare Centre in Dearborn Heights has the most with 76.
Ambassador Nursing and Rehab Center in Detroit has 70, Regency A Villa Center in Taylor has 65, Westland Convalescent & Rehab Center has 60, West Bloomfield Nursing Center has 56 and Fairlane Senior Care and Rehab Center in Detroit has 54.
Click here to see the full list, organized by county.
Earlier Friday, Michigan Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun said nursing facilities account for 2,218 of the confirmed COVID-19 cases in Michigan, and 75 percent of them are in Southeast Michigan.
The state had a total of 36,641 coronavirus cases and 3,085 deaths as of Friday.
Michigan is getting $3.8 million to help local health departments with COVID-19 testing, contract tracing and prevention at nursing homes, Khaldun also said Friday.
The state plans to release nursing home data on coronavirus deaths, capacity and personal protective equipment per facility. That data wasn’t yet included in Friday’s report.
Friday was the second straight day Michigan has unveiled a new set of COVID-19 data. On Thursday, it released information on coronavirus patients and bed occupancy at Michigan hospitals and health systems.
COVID-19 PREVENTION TIPS
In addition to washing hands regularly and not touching your face, officials recommend practicing social distancing, assuming anyone may be carrying the virus.
Health officials say you should be staying at least 6 feet away from others and working from home, if possible.
Carry hand sanitizer with you, and use disinfecting wipes or disinfecting spray cleaners on frequently-touched surfaces in your home (door handles, faucets, countertops) and when you go into places like stores.
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