Families plead for help as coronavirus outbreaks worsen at Toronto long-term care homes
Family members of residents in Toronto’s long-term care homes are pleading for more government support as deadly outbreaks continue to surge amid the second wave of COVID-19.
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Posted: Dec 28, 2020 4:33 PM ET | Last Updated: December 28, 2020
Dennis Chu, left, and his grandmother Wai Lo Lin, who died on Dec. 19 at Tendercare Living Centre after testing positive for COVID-19.(Dennis Chu/Submitted)
TORONTO Thirteen more residents have died at a Scarborough long-term care home dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak. North York General Hospital, which is temporarily managing Tendercare Living Centre, said a total of 39 residents have died from the novel coronavirus as of Saturday, which is up from the 26 deaths reported earlier this week. The hospital said there are currently 116 residents and 77 staff members infected with COVID-19. The current outbreak at the facility located in the area of Victoria Park and McNicoll avenues was declared on Dec. 4. The home had two previous COVID-19 outbreaks earlier this year. North York General is committed to supporting Tendercare to successfully resolve the outbreak and reduce the impact of this terrible virus on the residents and staff at the home, Karyn Popovich, interim president and CEO at North York General Hospital, said in a statement.
Thirteen more residents have died at a Scarborough long-term care home dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak. North York General Hospital, which is temporarily managing Tendercare Living Centre, said a total of 39 residents have died from the novel coronavirus as of Saturday, which is up from the 26 deaths reported earlier this week. The hospital said there are currently 116 residents and 77 staff members infected with COVID-19. The current outbreak at the facility located in the area of Victoria Park and McNicoll avenues was declared on Dec. 4. The home had two previous COVID-19 outbreaks earlier this year. North York General is committed to supporting Tendercare to successfully resolve the outbreak and reduce the impact of this terrible virus on the residents and staff at the home, Karyn Popovich, interim president and CEO at North York General Hospital, said in a statement.
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For Andrew Boozary, the faces of the residents at Tendercare Living Centre will stay with him a long time.
“You see the fear in people’s eyes and that loneliness, and I don’t think you can remove those images all that quickly,” Dr. Boozary, a family physician, said after leaving the east-end Toronto long-term care centre on Friday afternoon.