MADISON, WI (WRN) – COVID-19 continues to claim the lives of nursing homes hard residents in Wisconsin.
AARP Wisconsin reported Monday that 20 nursing home residents in the state died due to COVID-19 in September, out of 162 cases reported in that period, with a death rate double from that in August.
AARP state director Sam Wilson said the numbers would be worse without vaccines.
As of September 19, 87.7 percent of Wisconsin nursing home residents are vaccinated, but only 65 percent of staff are fully vaccinated.
President Joe Biden has announced vaccine requirements for nursing home employees nationwide.
