according to Public Health Ontario. Seniors’ facilities account for 21 of the at least 26 outbreaks that have been declared locally since the start of the pandemic, along with 176 of its cases — 106 residents and 70 staff — and 37 of its deaths.New case rates have fallen at long-term care and retirement homes over the last several weeks, with most new cases being linked to community transmission.Only seven of the at least 64 cases that have been reported in the region since June 1 have been linked to the facilities.