Reuters (8/11, Chander) reports, “Nursing home residents on kidney dialysis had roughly three times the rate of COVID-19 compared to those not receiving treatment, U.S.
health researchers found in a study of a Maryland facility.” About “47% of residents receiving dialysis had positive test results for COVID-19, compared to 16% not receiving dialysis, researchers reported in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on Tuesday.” Furthermore, “the 30-day hospitalization rate and mortality were significantly higher among COVID-19 patients receiving dialysis.” The Detroit Free Press (8/11, Rahman) reports “employees at 17 nursing homes across metro Detroit will go on strike Aug.