The most severe COVID-19 outbreak at a long-term care home the city has seen in months is getting worse. Forty-seven residents at the West End Villa have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the home's operator, Extendicare. One Ottawa resident with a loved one in the home says she now fears a repeat of what happened in some long-term care homes this past spring. Shawn Hill, Melissa Acheson and their son, Levi, sit in the lobby of the Extendicare West End Villa in this photo from November 2019. "The health and well-being of Ontarians — especially long-term care residents who are more vulnerable — is the government's number one priority," the statement said.

Source: CBC News September 18, 2020 07:52 UTC