05-08-2020, 10:49 AM
(05-08-2020, 10:30 AM)jeffster Wrote: I think this is one area that we're going to have to take a good hard look into, and actually take ownership on how we failed. I hear what some politicians are saying, along with public health, and really pointing fingers elsewhere. They just have to admit that some other places, like Hamilton, had better focus. Hamilton is a great place to compare to, simply because they're more integrated to Toronto, they have more international travel, and very similar in population. They have 1/2 the cases and 1/4 the deaths.
If you take out Forest Heights Revera, that reduces our cases by something like 25% (total RH/LTC case count is almost 60% of overall total) and the death count by 45%. For a single long-term-care facility! This is one of the worst LTC outbreaks in the province, and skews the numbers a lot.
Anyway, I think there is too much finger-pointing at the moment. I would like to see a proper investigation and analysis after the fact, before blaming regional health or anyone else.