I think what you might have is correlation. On the other hand, cause does exist for preexisting conditions. I'll go out on a limb a bit and theorize that elderly parents at home is safer than a bunch of them together in (under funded?) nursing homes.
Acting quicker might help but the fwct remains that underlying cultural issue have a significant impact on outcomes.
Side note: In NY state - and perhaps elsewhere - a nursing home patient with C19 that transfered to hospital and died is _not_ a nursing home death. The percentage of nursing home deaths is high, and - at least in NY - undercounted.
Would we have locked down the whole country is NY and NJ (and Philadelphia) done better with nursing homes?
Acting quicker might help but the fwct remains that underlying cultural issue have a significant impact on outcomes.
Side note: In NY state - and perhaps elsewhere - a nursing home patient with C19 that transfered to hospital and died is _not_ a nursing home death. The percentage of nursing home deaths is high, and - at least in NY - undercounted.
Would we have locked down the whole country is NY and NJ (and Philadelphia) done better with nursing homes?