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)
43 deaths, 150 active COVID-19 cases reported at Scarborough LTC home
by Caryn Ceolin and Meredith Bond
Posted Dec 28, 2020 2:36 pm EDT
Last Updated Dec 28, 2020 at 8:23 pm EDT
Summary
Forty-one residents have died and almost 200 residents and staff have contracted COVID-19 at Tendercare Living Centre.
North York General Hospital has taken over control of the long-term care for the next 90 days.
Families of residents have started a WhatsApp group to communicate after failing to get in touch with staff.
A long-term care (LTC) home in Scarborough has been taken over by North York General Hospital after 43 residents have died and almost 200 cases of COVID-19 were reported at the facility.