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Coronavirus cases drop 66% at nursing homes in three weeks where most residents are vaccinated

By AP Reporter
Published  January 31, 2021 3:32pm CST
Coronavirus
Associated Press

HARTFORD, Conn. -  A top Connecticut official says that COVID-19 vaccines have been administered to enough nursing home residents in the state to potentially stop the transmission of the virus among those residents.

 Josh Geballe, chief operating officer for the state, said Saturday that Connecticut nursing homes are reporting that 90% to 100% of residents have received at least the first of two vaccine shots.

He said the number of weekly COVID-19 cases in nursing homes has declined by 66% in the last three weeks. Geballe said some vaccine doses that had been earmarked for nursing homes are being reallocated to hospitals and retail sites.

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