COVID-19 in long-term care homes in Ontario and British Columbia
Michael Liu, Colleen J. Maxwell, Pat Armstrong, Michael Schwandt, Andrea Moser, Margaret J. McGregor, Susan E. Bronskill, Irfan A. Dhalla
Abstract
KEY POINTS People living in long-term care (LTC) homes in Canada have been far more likely to die of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) than the rest of the population.[1][1] However, the effect of COVID-19 on residents in LTC has varied across provinces and territories. For example, as of Sept. 10
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