Clinical Features of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Italian Long-Term Care Facilities: GeroCovid LTCFs Observational Study

The burden of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) was high worldwide. According to an Italian national survey, during the first pandemic wave, of the 33.8% of residents who died with COVID-19–like symptoms, only 7.4% had tested positive to a SARS-CoV-2 swab test because of limitations in accessing diagnostic tests.1Lombardo F.L. Bacigalupo I. Salvi E. et al.Italian National Institute of Health Nursing Home Study GroupThe Italian...