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:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- France
- Germany
- Ireland
- Italy
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- The Netherlands
- Norway
- Portugal
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
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 23 January 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 23 January 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
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