TORONTO — York Region says 18 residents at a long-term care home battling a COVID-19 outbreak were sent to hospital Saturday night.
Local public health data shows that there are 83 people who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and 17 have died at Woodbridge Vista Care Community.
The health-care union representing front-line workers at the home said workers have been complaining about conditions at the facility.
SEIU Healthcare called on the provincial government to take over control of the care home, the same way it has at private facilities where the military has intervened.