COVID 19: Quebec Coroner’s Inquest Told of ‘Dehydrated’ Long Term Care Residents

COVID 19: Quebec Coroner’s Inquest Told of ‘Dehydrated’ Long Term Care Residents
Funeral home workers remove a body from the Centre d'hebergement Sainte-Dorothee on April 13, 2020 in Laval Que.. The residence has reported over 100 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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MONTREAL—An occupational therapist told a Quebec coroner’s inquest today some residents of a Montreal-area long-term care home likely died of dehydration during the first wave of COVID-19 in the province.

The therapist, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, is testifying during hearings into the deaths at a long-term care facility in Montreal’s northern suburb of Laval.