Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many care homes have reported a suspected outbreak of symptomatic or confirmed COVID-19 since 15 March; and whether those outbreaks were reported to the Care Quality Commission.

Data on outbreaks are published weekly on COVID-19: number of outbreaks in care homes – management information data set. The latest published analysis from 21 May provides data on outbreaks between 2 March until 17 May 2020 and shows that 5,876 care homes in England have reported an outbreak of suspected or confirmed COVID-19. The latest weekly update and summary report are attached.

Public Health England has shared a care home situation report which provides data on outbreaks with the Care Quality Commission on a daily basis since 1 April 2020.