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Failing our Most Vulnerable: COVID-19 and Long-Term Care Facilities in Ontario

2020-04-17 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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BackgroundThe COVID-19 epidemic has taken a fearsome toll on individuals residing in long-term care facilities (LTC). As of April 10, 2020 half of Canadas COVID-19 deaths had occurred in LTC. We sought to better understand trends and risk factors for COVID-19 death in LTC in Ontario. MethodsWe analyzed a COVID-19 outbreak database created by the Ontario Ministry of Health, for the period March 29-April 7, 2020. Mortality incidence rate ratios for LTC were calculated with community living Ontari...

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