Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-Related Deaths in French Long-Term Care Facilities: The “Confinement Disease” Is Probably More Deleterious Than the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) Itself

To date, coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has infected 2.2 million people and has killed more than 150,000.1 The population groups most susceptible to severe and fatal coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) are older adults and those with chronic underlying chronic medical disorders. The residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) typically combine those 2 features and are, thus, particularly at risk. In France, 9.4% of the population is over age 75 years and nearly 600,000 people currently reside in LTCFs for older dependent individuals.