Problems at Long-Term Care Homes in Spotlight As House of Commons Return

The entrance to the Almonte Country Haven long-term care home is shown in Almonte, Ont., on April 9, 2020. Twenty-three residents have died from COVID-19 since the outbreak began in March. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

Quebec Premier Francois Legault says 31 people have died since March 13 at a west−end Montreal long−term care home that is now under trusteeship.

Legault said at least five patients at the Residence Herron in Dorval, Que., died after testing positive for COVID−19.