Nursing home deaths soar past 2,600 in alarming surge

More than 2,600 deaths nationwide have been linked to coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, an alarming rise in just the past two weeks, according to the latest count by The Associated Press.Because the federal government has not been releasing a count of its own, the AP has kept its own running tally based on media reports and state health departments.Alarming outbreaks in just the past few weeks have included one at a nursing home in suburban Richmond that has k