Ontario reported 3,369 new cases of COVID-19 and 29 more deaths on Saturday as overall admissions to intensive care units climbed to 900 for the first time. The province's Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission 322-page report highlighted the actions and inactions that contributed to the devastation in long-term care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The province's Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission said poor facility design and resident overcrowding heightened sickness and death in the nursing homes, with nearly 4,000 residents and 11 staff dying of COVID-19 by the end of April. To date, 3,918 long-term care residents have died with COVID-19. There are currently 54 long-term care homes with active COVID-19 outbreaks, up from 41 this time last week.

Source: CBC News May 01, 2021 14:18 UTC