New COVID outbreaks more than doubled in Ontario LTC homes since last weekly report ottnews ottawa
The Canadian PressRaphael Jaranillo, 77, prepares to receive his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a senior's residence in Toronto, on March 8, 2021. New COVID-19 outbreaks more than doubled in Ontario long-term care homes in the first week of July, Public Health Ontario says.The latest weekly report on the virus in Ontario said there were 42 new outbreaks recorded in the sector during the week of July 3 to July 9.
Nesbitt also pointed to the benefits of vaccination in protecting residents. More than 96 per cent of eligible long-term care residents had received third COVID-19 vaccine doses as of July 12, Nesbitt said, and more than 80 per cent of those eligible had received fourth doses. Dr. Kieran Moore, the province's chief medical officer of health, said Wednesday that the wave could peak in the next two weeks, though it's difficult to predict trends because the province has limited access to gold-standard PCR tests.This week's public health COVID-19 update said outbreaks in high-risk settings rose 87 per cent overall since the last report. Increases were reported in all congregate living settings except correctional facilities.
Dr. Samir Sinha, director of geriatrics at Sinai Health in Toronto, said the long-term care population remains vulnerable to COVID-19 and he's concerned the risks to them may have fallen "out of sight, out of mind" at this stage of the pandemic.
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