Military Reports 36 Cases of COVID-19 in Members Working in Nursing Homes

Members of the Canadian Armed Forces take part in a training session before deploying to senior's residences Wednesday April 29, 2020 in Montreal. The Canadian Forces say 36 members working in long-term care homes in Ontario and Quebec have now become sick with COVID-19. Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press

OTTAWA—The Canadian Forces say 36 members working in long−term care homes in Ontario and Quebec have now become sick with COVID−19.

That’s up from 28 cases of the novel coronavirus among those troops less than a week ago.