With 1,442 dead, nursing homes account for 70% of Ohio’s coronavirus deaths

COLUMBUS, Ohio – At least 1,442 patients of Ohio nursing homes and other long-term care facilities have died with coronavirus, accounting for 70% of the state’s known COVID-19 deaths, according to data from the Ohio Department of Health. The state in its weekly update tracking nursing home cases since April 15 reported Wednesday night 1,073 deaths and 5,324 cases, including 1,487 cases for …