Thirteen more residents have died from COVID-19 since Wednesday at a long-term care home in Scarborough, Ont., that's grappling with a major outbreak. As of Saturday, 116 residents and 77 staff members at Tendercare Living Centre have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total confirmed cases to 193, North York General Hospital said in a statement. That's when North York General was asked to step in to help control the spread of COVID-19 at the home. Since then, a senior manager from North York General was appointed to oversee the outbreak response and additional physicians were assigned to the facility to help manage the situation. North York General Hospital says there is currently 'intensive effort' underway to recruit additional nursing, personal support workers and other needed staff.

Source: CBC News December 27, 2020 03:02 UTC