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Her press secretary Krystle Caputo told me late last week that since the pandemic began, the Ford government has invested nearly $1.4 billion dollars to ensure homes have the resources to battle the virus — including enhanced testing, improved prevention, containment procedures and minor capital improvements.
She said they’ve also taken action to address urgent staff shortages and to enable the deployment of hospital staff to problem homes.
“We have seen how quickly this virus spreads and (how) community transmission is still a threat to long-term care homes,” Caputo said.
That notwithstanding, it is clear the government has lost the plot.
According to figures provided by the province, and updated Sunday morning, there are 245 LTC homes in outbreak. That’s nearly 40% of all LTC homes in the province.
In the past four weeks alone, while I was off grieving the death of my own dad to the deadly virus, the number of cases skyrocketed by 4,509 or 130%, according to Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) figures.
In early September, there were only three active COVID cases among LTC residents and 18 among staff. As Friday, there were nearly 8,000 in total.
Tendercare in Scarborough — privately owned and managed by Extendicare — has lost 73 residents or almost one-third of its resident population in the second wave. The home has had 188 resident and staff COVID cases to date. North York General hospital finally stepped in around Christmas.
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