Canada marks 25,000 COVID-19 deaths
TORONTO, Canada (CTV Network) Canada has marked 25,000 COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic started.
The country reached the grim milestone on Tuesday, after Ontario reported an additional 17 deaths related to the disease.
Many younger Canadians succumbed to the disease in recent months, as the third COVID-19 wave overwhelmed hospitals, especially in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. But the majority of deaths have occurred in long-term care homes across the country. A March 2021 report released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) found that Canada had the worst record for COVID-19 deaths in long-term care homes compared to other countries.
The Canadian military claims that more than two dozen residents at a Toronto long-term care home died due to dehydration prior to their arrival amid the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic while feces and vomit were reportedly found on the floors and walls of another, according to a newly obtained report.