The mayor of a Quebec town that has seen all four of the province’s COVID-19 deaths to date says he is having trouble getting information from local health officials.
Christian Goulet, the mayor of Lavaltrie, said he wishes he had more to tell his citizens about the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Provincial health officials have said the four deaths are tied to a single seniors residence in the Lanaudiere region northeast of Montreal, and in a statement Monday, Goulet identified the EVA Lavaltrie as the site. “People are extremely worried about the situation,” Goulet said in an interview.
The town has just over 14,000 residents. The outbreak and the resulting deaths have sparked heightened concern for seniors living in care homes.