coronavirus pandemic around eight months ago, more than 2,200 long-term care residents in Ontario have died from COVID-19.Long-term care deaths account for nearly two-thirds of all COVID-19-related deaths in the province.Out of the province’s 626 long-term care facilities, the virus crept into over half of them, causing outbreaks in more than 400.It’s clear that the homes have been among the hardest-hit areas in Ontario during the pandemic, both in the first and second waves.
Similar outcomes have been observed throughout Canada and the world.On March 18, one day after Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency in Ontario, Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ont., declared a respiratory outbreak.Tests were done on three individuals.