Ontario s health-care system is at a breaking point as 3rd wave worsens
Ontario’s failure to control the third wave of the pandemic has led to a massive surge in COVID-19 in hospitals with devastating consequences on the delivery of health care to millions of Canadians.
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More than 700 patients with COVID-19 are currently fighting for their lives in Ontario ICUs and that number is projected to rise to more than 1,000 by the end of April.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)
Toronto hospitals close clinics, halt appointments due to COVID-19 vaccine shortages
Shortages of COVID-19 vaccines have forced two major Toronto health networks that serve some of the hardest-hit communities in the province to either ramp down or outright cancel appointments for shots.
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Scarborough Health Network says it will be temporarily closing its vaccination clinic at Centennial College, pictured here, until more doses become available.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)
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More patients are fighting for their lives in Ontario ICUs than at any previous point in the pandemic. CBC News goes inside Toronto’s Scarborough Health Network to see the impact.
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Ontario reported another 3,670 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, as the test positivity rate logged by labs topped 10 per cent for the first time and total admissions to hospitals and ICUs climbed to new pandemic highs.
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Health-care workers move through the intensive care unit at Scarborough Health Network’s Centenary Hospital in Toronto earlier this month.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)