At a news conference on Friday, Health Minister Christine Elliott said over the past week alone, the province has seen 71 deaths in long-term care homes. WATCH: How long-term care homes are battling the second wave of COVID-19:How long-term care homes are battling the second wave of COVID-19 2:35 Long-term care homes are battling this second wave of COVID-19 — which is proving difficult. Ninety-three long-term care homes across Ontario are reporting outbreaks with hundreds of residents infected with the virus. He noted that since October, there has been an exponential growth of deaths within long-term care homes again. "And we've had 200 deaths since mid-September, that's 200 deaths within our province's long-term care residents in the second wave."

Source: CBC News November 13, 2020 23:06 UTC