At least 29 deaths of residents in Ontario nursing and retirement homes have been linked to COVID-19, more than double the number that provincial officials reported on Monday. "It's heartbreaking because people in those homes are very vulnerable," said Natalie Mehra, executive director of the Ontario Health Coalition, which includes health care unions and patient advocacy groups. "It's such a serious and deadly disease that I am very frightened for what's going to happen across Ontario's long-term care homes now." (CBC)22 outbreaksThe 22 officially declared outbreaks around Ontario and the rising death toll "are showing that nursing homes are like tinderboxes," Sinha said. Mehra criticized the province for failing to have enough personal protective equipment, such as mask and gowns, available for staff of long-term care homes.

Source: CBC News April 01, 2020 11:43 UTC