I strongly urge everyone to continue following public health protocols." Long-term care commissionFord also revealed details of the province's independent commission into how and why COVID-19 devastated much of the long-term care system. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press)Ontario's long-term care facilities have been hard hit by COVID-19, with 1,844 long-term care residents and eight staff members dying of the virus as of Wednesday. Merrilee Fullerton, Ontario's minister of long-term care, announced in May that the Ford government would launch an independent commission . At the height of the crisis, public health officials tracked outbreaks in nearly half of Ontario's 626 long-term care facilities.

Source: CBC News July 29, 2020 12:23 UTC