Remembering Northwood's COVID-19 dead | COVID-19 | Halifax, Nova Scotia
Remembering Northwood’s COVID-19 dead The outbreak claimed dozens, including a card shark, a restaurateur and a woman who loved to dance at the Legion. In the 44 days between April 17 and May 30, 2020, there were 53 residents of the Northwood long-term care residence who died of COVID-19. They were announced each day as a statistic at the premier's COVID briefing. Their names, and their stories, were kept anonymous. The death toll became a data point that gave no hint of the shock and pain the loss caused their families and communities. In hopes of honouring them as people, T...
Source: thecoast.ca