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Dozens of aged care residents are dying of COVID each week as facilities grapple with more than 240 outbreaks nationwide.
New COVID-19 outbreaks more than doubled in Ontario long-term care homes in the first week of July, Public Health Ontario says, as the sector sees the impact of a seventh virus wave.
Simple technology that harnesses ultraviolet light to 'zap' airborne viruses has been shown to significantly lower the number ...
Of those hospitalized, two were aged 20 to 44, one was 45 to 64, and the other eight were 65 or older, including the two in ICU, the report shows. Four lab-confirmed COVID outbreaks were declared ...
Data reveals COVID-19’s impact on care homes New numbers are shedding light on the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak at Winnipeg care homes. CTV’s Josh Crabb has the details.
COVID-19: Fewer outbreaks declared in care homes as medical officers use discretionary power. Pattern has emerged of outbreaks being declared only when COVID-19 is running rampant.
COVID-19 outbreaks have been declared in 40 long-term care homes across Ontario in the past day as positive cases continue to break daily records. There are now 98 homes in outbreak across the ...
Simple technology that harnesses ultraviolet light to zap airborne viruses has been shown to significantly lower the number of respiratory infections in aged care facilities, paving the way for ...
Winter is here, and with it come higher rates of respiratory illnesses. If you’ve been struck down recently with a sore throat, runny nose and a cough, or perhaps even a fever, you’re not alone. Last ...
COVID-19 and the flu have killed six more New Brunswickers, all aged 65 or older, and hospitalized 48 people, according to the latest figures from the province.COVID activity remains "moderate," while ...
COVID-19 outbreaks declared at two B.C. hospitals and one care home As of June 17, two hospitals and a long-term care facility are experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks.
A trend of increasing COVID-19 outbreaks in Ontario long-term-care homes has experts worried that vulnerable seniors will once again bear the brunt of an expected fall wave of the virus. There are now ...