A surprisingly high proportion of COVID-19 cases in Ontario have been among women working in health care, according to a new report that experts say intensifies calls for better protection. "I was surprised by the high proportion of positive cases, especially amongst women who were health-care workers," Guttmann said in an interview. "It's very clear that the pandemic has taken a very heavy toll on this group of women." Among all adult females in the study who tested positive for COVID-19, 36 per cent were employed as health-care workers. Many health-care workers who tested positive immigrated as paid caregivers, often coming to Canada as live-in nannies and transitioning to personal support work, Guttmann said.

Source: CBC News September 10, 2020 07:52 UTC