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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