TORONTO—A new study finds the proportion of Canadian COVID-19 deaths that have occurred in long-term care (LTC) facilities is about twice the average of rates from other developed nations.
The analysis released Thursday by the Canadian Institute for Health Information provides a damning snapshot of senior care as of May 25, when LTC residents made up 81 percent of all reported COVID-19 deaths in the country compared to an average of 42 percent among all countries studied.