TORONTO Ontario's neglected long-term care sector needs sweeping reforms to protect its vulnerable residents, an independent commission has found, pointing the finger in a scathing report at governments past and present for thousands of COVID-19 de
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Ontario’s neglected long-term care sector needs sweeping reforms to protect its vulnerable residents, an independent commission has found, pointing the finger in a scathing report at governments past and present for thousands of COVID-19 deaths at the province’s nursing homes.
Despite numerous past reviews, commissions and inquiries recommending improvements, the sector was completely unprepared for the pandemic, the Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission said in a 322-page report delivered to the provincial government on Friday night.
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TORONTO Ontario’s neglected long-term care sector needs sweeping reforms to protect its vulnerable residents, an independent commission has found, pointing the finger in a scathing report at governments past and present for thousands of COVID-19 deaths at the province’s nursing homes.
Despite numerous past reviews, commissions and inquiries recommending improvements, the sector was completely unprepared for the pandemic, the Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission said in a 322-page report delivered to the provincial government on Friday night.
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According to the latest draft of Ontario s protocol, which is a work in progress, the lowest level of triage, Level 1, means anyone with short-term mortality risk greater than 80 per cent is de-prioritized for an ICU bed.
Ontario s death toll reaches 8,079
As of Saturday, there are 1,050 new cases in Toronto, 819 in Peel Region, 286 in York Region, 158 in Ottawa and 157 in Durham Region, according to Health Minister Christine Elliott.
Public health units collectively administered 107,770 doses of vaccines on Friday, according to Ontario s health ministry. As of Friday night, 373,559 people in Ontario had gotten both shots.
The province has used 5,247,684 doses of vaccines it has received to date.