Journal article
COVID-19 excess mortality among long-term care residents in Ontario, Canada
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had devastating consequences worldwide, including a spike in global mortality. Residents of long-term care homes have been disproportionately affected. We conducted a retrospective cohort study to determine the scale of pandemic-related deaths of long-term care residents in the province of Ontario, Canada, and to estimate excess mortality due to a positive COVID-19 test adjusted for demographics and …
Authors
Akhtar-Danesh N; Baumann A; Crea-Arsenio M; Antonipillai V
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 17, No. 1,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0262807
ISSN
1932-6203