THUNDER BAY - Ashley MacRae, a registered practical nurse in the emergency department at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, said she and her fellow nurses worked in constant fear of what was coming through the door when the district was seeing a spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations throughout March and April.
“You feel unprepared every day with the unknown. I’ve seen my co-workers in stressful situations,” she said. “As our scope has increased, it has become more stressful to be at work. We are doing more with less and having more tasks than before. Sometimes giving my all is not enough.”
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6 May 2021 THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 3,424 new cases of COVID-19 today and 26 more deaths linked to the virus.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 958 new cases in Toronto, 900 in Peel and 291 in York Region
She also says there are 175 new cases in Durham Region and 155 in Hamilton.
Today’s data is based on more than 54,100 tests completed.
The Ministry of Health says 1,964 people are hospitalized because of the novel coronavirus, with 877 in intensive care and 600 on a ventilator.
Ontario says that 141,038 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were administered since Wednesday’s report, for a total of more than 5.7 million.
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Ontario’s rate of COVID-19 infections is showing some signs of improvement because of public health measures and vaccinations, said Dr. Barbara Yaffe, the associate chief medical officer of health, at a press conference Thursday.
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But she gave little hope that public health measures will be eased this month. The province remains under a stay-at-home-order until May 20.
“Given the number of cases is so high still, the number of hospitalizations and ICU overload, I would be surprised if things open up at the end of May,” said Yaffe. “They may open partially.