COVID-19 deaths at Toronto long-term care home hit 73
Posted January 7, 2021 4:12 pm.
Last Updated January 8, 2021 7:13 am.
A long-term care home in Toronto has hit 73 COVID-19 deaths after three more residents succumbed.
Tendercare Living Centre in the city’s east end now has one of the worst records in the province.
Nevertheless, the provincial government says it is confident North York General Hospital can manage the outbreak.
Toronto Public Health (TPH) data
The province says the hospital has offered assurances that the needs of Tendercare residents are being met.
Dozens of other residents are still fighting the disease.
The province said last month North York General would help stabilize the situation.
On Thursday, a commission examining the impact of COVID-19 on Ontario’s long-term care system heard the province did not replenish its stockpiles of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the years leading up to the pandemic.
In December, the commission sent a letter to the government saying the province must spend more money, on a permanent basis, so the homes can hire more personal support workers and nurses.
