July 14, 2021 - Sudbury News

General health-care problems in Ontario got worse in the pandemic, but doctors are working to correct them

By: Len Gillis

Also participating in the discussion was Dr. Samir Sinha, Director of Geriatrics at Sinai Health in Toronto, who said the pandemic has been "quite devastating" for older people in Ontario.

In a global sense, Sinha said looking at the numbers of people who have died from COVID-19, roughly 95 per cent of those have been people aged 60 and older. Across Canada, Sinha said 58 per cent of the COVID deaths have been people who were living in long-term care homes.