1; Josephine Mak, MPH1; Qunna Li, MSPH1; Edward Sheriff, PhD1; Elisabeth Mungai, MPH1; Angela Anttila, PhD1; Minn Minn Soe, PhD1; Jonathan R.
Edwards, MStat1; Andrea L. Benin, MD1; Daniel A. Pollock, MD1; Evan Shulman, MS2; Shari Ling, MD2; Jean Moody-Williams, MPP2; Lee A.
Fleisher, MD2; Arjun Srinivasan, MD1; Jeneita M. Bell, MD1 (View author affiliations)In the United States, COVID-19 among older adults living in nursing homes is associated with higher rates of severe illness and death.Rates of COVID-19 among nursing home residents and staff members increased during June and July 2020, and again in November.