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TORONTO A long-term care home in Scarborough in the grips of a COVID-19 outbreak has recorded two more deaths as a result of the disease. The death toll related to the novel coronavirus at the Tendercare Living Centre in Scarborough now sits at 43, according to North York General Hospital (NYGH), which took over control of the home on Christmas Day. “We express our deepest condolences to those who have lost a family member or friend to this devastating virus,” a spokesperson said in a news release issued Monday. Meanwhile, there are 107 residents with COVID-19 at the home, down from the 128 residents reported in the last 24-hour period, which the hospital called a “positive sign.”
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Some residents of Greater Toronto Area long-term care homes dealing with COVID-19 stresses will soon have a temporary refuge.
On Monday, Ontario’s health ministry opened a new Specialized Care Centre, operating under a temporary extension of the Salvation Army’s Toronto Grace Health Centre.
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The centre will offer ‘surge capacity’ for LTC homes under pressure from either COVID-19 or flu outbreaks and staffing or supply shortages.
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