STAFF REPORTS

Zero Californians below age 17 have died due to Covid 19. Seventy-five percent of all of the state’s Covid deaths involve patients over 65 years old. And 46% of those deaths occurred in skilled nursing facilities. Statewide, resident Covid deaths from these facilities account for 34 percent of all California deaths as of August 9, 2020, according to the California Department of Public Health..

A skilled nursing facility is an inpatient center for rehabilitation and therapy, as opposed to a senior center which provides 24/7 residential care for those who can no longer care for themselves.