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Surveillance data from public online national reports on COVID-19 in long-term care facilities

Page last updated: 18 May 2022

This webpage presents data related to cases and fatal cases of COVID-19 amongst long-term care facility residents in EU/EEA countries (Table 1). The data are contained in surveillance reports published by national authorities, such as ministries and agencies.

To aid interpretation, Table 2 presents attributes of the national surveillance systems and surveillance reports; and Table 3 contains a list of caveats for those two tables. On 21 January 2021, ECDC sent Coordinating Competent Bodies in EU/EEA countries the draft tables, to verify the data sources.

The list of the data sources  is at the bottom of this webpage. Additionally, the ECDC webpage ‘Online reports containing data and other information on surveillance of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities’ contains hyperlinks to surveillance reports and protocols published by national authorities in EU/EEA countries.

The ECDC webpage ‘Weekly COVID-19 Country Overview’ currently contains country-level weekly surveillance data regarding COVID-19 in long-term care facilities, within the country profiles of countries that have sent this data. These countries are:

The protocol for the reporting of aggregate national surveillance data on COVID-19 in long-term care facilities is published on the ECDC website. 

The technical report published on the ECDC website presents description of the data collected through the surveillance activity each week from week 9, 2021 onwards, including the contextual information for the weekly trends that are collected by the associated ‘Periodic Survey’ and caveats provided by the EU/EEA countries that participated in weekly aggregated LTCF COVID-19 reporting.

Table 1. Surveillance data regarding COVID-19 cases and related deaths among long-term care facility residents in the EU/EEA, as of 18 May 2022

Country

Ref.(COVID-19 data)

Earliest data included in the report

Most recent data included in the report

COVID-19 cases in LTCF residents (c)

COVID-19-related deaths in LTCF residents (c)

Total (National)COVID-19-related deaths (b,c)

Proportion of total COVID-19-related deaths that were in LTCF residents (%)

COVID-19-related deaths in LTCF residents per 100 LTCF beds

Number of LTCFs beds (d)

Ref. (Number of LTCF beds)

Austria

[AT1]

1 Jan 2020

31 Jan 2021

18 589

3 380

14 126

44

4.5

75 710

[AT2]

Belgium

[BE1]

 

1 Sep 2021

–

12 889 (a)

29 132

50.8

9

144 783

[BE2]

Bulgaria

–

–

23 Jan 2022

–

–

33 121

–

–

486

[1]

Croatia

–

–

23 Jan 2022

–

–

137 77

–

–

37 249

[1]

Cyprus

–

–

23 Jan 2022

–

–

793

–

–

3 597

 [CY1]

Czechia

–

–

23 Jan 2022

–

–

372 92

–

–

17 204

[1]

Denmark

[DK1]

 

26 Jan 2022

8 605

1 228

3 038

40

0.7

40 599*

[DK1]

Estonia

–

–

23 Jan 2022

–

–

1 930

–

–

1 849

[1]

Finland

[FI1]

 

25 Jan 2022

15 084

2 302

3 519

65

0.5

65 000

[FI2]

France

[FR1]

 

31 Jan 2021

153 219

31 795

144 258

42

4.4

728 000

[FR2]

Germany

[DE1]

 

8 Feb 2021

105 745(a)

17 602(a)

119 686

29

2.2

818 317*

[DE2]

Greece

[EL1]

1 Jan 2020

31 Jan 2021

1 512 (a)

228 (a)

23 521

4

2.1

10 849

[1]

Hungary

[HU1]

 

27 Aug 2020

923

142

40 409

23

0.3

55 210

[HU2]

Iceland

–

–

–

–

–

  

–

–

2 628

[1]

Ireland

[IE1, 2]

1 Jan 2020(a)

25 Jan 2022

22649

2237 (a)

6 136

36

6.9

32 000

[IE2]

Italy

[IT1]

 

5 May 2020

965 (a)

680 (a)

146 149

2

0.7

30906

[IT2]

Latvia

–

–

23 Jan 2022

–

–

5 225

–

–

5 798

[1]

Liechtenstein

–

–

9 Nov 2021

–

–

73

–

–

–

[1]

Lithuania

[LT1]

 

5 Feb 2021

–

363

8 364

12

2.9

12 700*

[LT2]

Luxembourg

–

–

23 Jan 2022

–

–

995

–

–

7336

[LU1]

Malta

[MT1]

1 Jan 2020

3 Jun 2020

0

0.02%

537

0

0

4 244

[MT1]

The Netherlands

[NL1]

 

7 Feb 2021

36 877

7 464

21 328

52

6.5

115 000*

[NL2]

Norway

–

–

23 Jan 2022

–

–

1439

–

–

39 583

[1]

Poland

[PL1]

 

22 May 2020

340

–

105 552

–

–

80 000

[PL1]

Portugal

[PT1]

 

19 Aug 2020

2 500

688

19 907

38

0.7

99 234

[PT2]

Romania

–

–

23 Jan 2022

–

–

57 917

–

–

37 727

[1]

Slovakia

–

–

23 Jan 2022

–

–

18 063

–

–

27 497

[1]

Slovenia

[SI1]

1 Jan 2020

24 Jan 2022

14 702(a)

    2 280 (a)

5 857

38

2.6

21 629

[SI2]

Spain

[ES1]

1 Jan 2020

25 Jan 2022

170934

87114(a)

97702

89

22

389 031

[ES2]

Sweden

[SE1]

 

25 Jan 2022

117673

15268

16226

94

19.2

79 410

[SE1]

 

Footnotes:

- : No data; LTCF: Long-term care facility; Ref.: Reference (see the bottom of this webpage); *: data refer to the number of LTCF residents.

(a) See Table 3 for the caveats for this data.

(b) The total national COVID-19-related deaths was obtained from the weekly national data collected by ECDC, and corresponds to the number of deaths reported at the end of the week of the latest update from the country.

(c) See Table 2 for a description of the reported data

(d) The data indicate the number of beds, or, if available, the number of residents.

Table 2. Attributes of national surveillance systems that collect data on COVID-19 cases and related deaths among long-term care facility residents in the EU/EEA, as of 18 May 2022

EU/EEA country

Ref.

Frequency of publication

The report presents trends in data and/or current totals

Which categories of

COVID-19 cases are reported?

Which categories of fatal COVID-19 cases among LTCF residents are reported?

Does the report present data on fatal cases among LTCF residents who had COVID-19 contribute to the fatal outcome

These locations of death of COVID-19 cases are included in the report

Number of LTCFs beds(c)

Number of LTCF beds(c), per 1 000 persons age 75+ years(d)

Ref. (Number of LTCF beds)

Austria

[AT1]

Irregular

Current total

Not specified

Not specified

No (reports cases who died)

Not specified

75 710

87

[AT2]

Belgium

[BE1]

Weekly

Time series; current total

–

Possible, probable and confirmed

Yes

In-LTCF; in hospital

144 783

142

[BE2]

Bulgaria

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

486

1

[1]

Croatia

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

37 249

97

[1]

Cyprus

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

3 436

58

 [CY1]

Czechia

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

17 204

21

[1]

Denmark

[DK1]

Weekly

Time series; current total

Confirmed only

Confirmed only

No (reports cases who died)

Not specified

40 599*

83

[DK1]

Estonia

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1 849

15

[1]

Finland

[FI1]

Irregular

Current total

–

Not specified

Yes

In-LTCF

65 000

127

[FI2]

France

[FR1]

Monthly

Time series; current total

Confirmed only

Suspected and confirmed

Yes

In-LTCF; in-hospital

728 000

116

[FR2]

Germany

[DE1]

Daily & weekly

Current total

Confirmed only

Confirmed only

No (reports cases who died)

Not specified

818 317*

86

[DE2]

Greece

[EL1]

n.a.

Current total

Not specified

Confirmed only 

Yes (WHO/ECDC definition) (b) 

In-LTCF; in-hospitals 

10 849

9

[1]

Hungary

[HU1]

Irregular

Current total

Not specified

Not specified

No (reports cases who died)

n.a.

55 210

69

[HU2]

Iceland

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2 628

124

[1]

Ireland

[IE1] [IE2]

Weekly

Time series; current total

Confirmed only

Total only

Yes (WHO/ECDC definition) (b)

In-LTCF; in-hospital

32 000

110

[IE2]

Italy

[IT1]

One-time publication

Current total

Confirmed only

Confirmed only

No (reports cases who died)

Not specified

30906

14

[IT2]

Latvia

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

5 798

30

[1]

Liechtenstein

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

[1]

Lithuania

[LT1]

Irregular

Current total

–

Not specified / Total only

Yes

Not specified

12 700*

46

[LT2]

Luxembourg

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

7336

172

[LU1]

Malta

[MT1]

One-time publication

Current total

Confirmed only

–

–

–

4 244

120

[MT1]

The Netherlands

[NL1]

Daily

Time series; current total

Confirmed only

Confirmed only

No (reports cases who died)

Not specified

115 000*

82

[NL2]

Norway

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

39 583

101

[1]

Poland

[PL1]

One-time publication

Current total

Not specified

–

–

–

80 000

29

[PL1]

Portugal

[PT1]

Irregular

Current total

Not specified

–

Yes

In-LTCF; in-hospital

99 234

91

[PT2]

Romania

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

37 727

24

[1]

Slovakia

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

27 497

82

[1]

Slovenia

[SI1]

Weekly

Time series; current total

Confirmed only

Confirmed only

No (reports cases who died) (a)

Not specified

21 629

92

[SI2]

Spain

[ES1]

Annual

Current total

–

Excess mortality (a)

No (reports excess mortality(a)

Not specified

389 031

86

[ES2]

Sweden

[SE1]

Weekly

Time series; current total

Confirmed only

Confirmed only

Yes

In-LTCF; in-hospital

79 410

86

[SE1]

 

- : No data; LTCF: Long-term care facility; n.a.: Not applicable; *: data refer to the number of LTCF residents.
(a) See Table 3 for the caveats for these data.
(b) The ECDC/WHO surveillance definition for mortality monitoring is available at URL: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19/surveillance/surveillance-defini….  
(c) The data indicate the number of beds, or, if available the number of residents. 
(d) Data for the population age at least 75 years are Eurostat population estimates for mid-2019. 

Table 3 – Caveats for the national data presented in Table1 (as reported by the countries

Austria

A COVID-19 death is defined - for surveillance purposes - as a laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19 with the outcome death, whereby between the status “illness” and status “death” the status “recovered / cured” was NOT present.

Belgium

The number of COVID-19-related deaths only includes those occurring in nursing homes for the elderly (not all LTCFs) at all death sites (nursing homes, hospitals)

Finland

Reference [FI1] does not directly indicate the number of COVID-19-related deaths among LTCF residents but does indicate that the percentage was 34% of 701 COVID-19 cases. For Table 1 and based on this percentage, ECDC assumed that there have been 238 COVID-19-related deaths among LTCF residents.

Germany

The numbers of cases and fatal cases refer to special facilities including LTCFs, prisons, homes for asylum seekers, homeless shelters and other shared accommodations. Since January 2021, more detailed figures are available. In order to promote consistency between any longitudinal outputs that contain 2020 data from RKI, Table 1 includes all facility types.

The data acquired by RKI on the resident status of COVID-19 cases is incomplete.

Greece

The data only include cases from nursing homes.

Ireland

ECDC calculated the number of COVID-19-related deaths among LTCF residents by adding the number of fatal cases from two different reports: one correct as of 14 July 2020 (n=985 COVID-19-related deaths) [IE2], and the other for 2 August 2020 — 9 January 2021 (n=187 COVID-19-related deaths) [IE1]

Italy

The number of COVID-19 cases displayed is the number of hospitalised patients who live in a LTCF and were confirmed with COVID-19.

The data reported represent 7 participating regions of 19 regions and 2 autonomous provinces of Italy until Week 2 2021. Thereafter, the data represented 8 of 19 regions and 2 autonomous provinces (1 590/ 4 629 LTCFs).

If both confirmed and influenza-like illness cases and deaths are considered from the report, the total number of COVID-19 cases among hospitalised LTCF residents would be 5292 and the total number of COVID-19-related deaths among these residents would be 9154. The” Proportion of total COVID-19-related deaths that happened in LTCFs" would then be 30% and the COVID-19-related deaths in LTCF residents per 100 LTCF beds" would be 9.4%.

Norway

The data presented is from the national Emergency preparedness register for COVID-19 (Beredt C19) established at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. The results are from merged registers and not collected from local level LTCFs.

Portugal

The data only included LTCFs for the elderly belonging to National Network of Continuing Integrated Care (RNCCI). General nursing homes and social institutions were excluded

Slovenia

 The number of reported COVID-19-related deaths cases is the number of deaths for which SARS-CoV-2 infection was confirmed within the 28 days prior to death.

Data include cases among care recipients of LTCFs that are included in the LTCF public network (public institutions and private with concession) and private with a work permit and registered with Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities who is also a member of the Community of Social Institutions of Slovenia. These include homes for the elderly and special social institutions. All these are categorised as mixed LTCF.

Spain

The numbers were estimated from the excess mortality among people in residential care during a specific time period, compared to historical trends. In 2020, this excess mortality was the highest in March—May 2020.  [ES1]

 

 

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[SI2] Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs 

 

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