Nation ‘The public has not listened’: Nursing home cases surge to all-time high as COVID-19 sweeps US November 17, 2020 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘The public has not listened’: Nursing home cases surge to all-time high as COVID-19 sweeps US Despite federal efforts to shield residents, COVID-19 cases in nursing homes reached an all-time high of 10,279 during the week of Nov. 1.