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(April 17, 2020)<\/p>\n

By: Antonella Artuso, The Windsor Star<\/p>\n

Ontario public health officials confirmed 514 new COVID-19 cases and 38 more related deaths Thursday as the government announced more aggressive testing guidelines.<\/p>\n

The province now has 8,961 cases and 423 deaths in total.<\/p>\n

An additional six long-term care facilities reported outbreaks, bringing the total to 104, with 933 cases among residents and 530 cases in staff.<\/p>\n

The data, which is based on the previous afternoon\u2019s information from local public health units, shows 163 deaths at long-term care homes.<\/p>\n

Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams said new cases in long-term care settings now outnumber those in the general community.<\/p>\n

At Eatonville Care Centre in Etobicoke, where staff and residents are dealing with a devastating outbreak, the death toll rose to 31 on Thursday. The number of confirmed positive cases also jumped to 79 residents and there are now 80 test results pending.<\/p>\n

Premier Doug Ford said the coronavirus preys on the most vulnerable.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know that each and every family that has lost a loved one is grieving right now. I grieve with you,\u201d Ford said Thursday. \u201cI know that people are worried about their next pay cheque and I worry with you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ontario completed 9,001 tests Wednesday, which met Ford\u2019s interim goal of more testing.<\/p>\n

Public health officials announced expanded testing guidelines Thursday including children and the elderly who may show symptoms that have not typically been linked to COVID-19.<\/p>\n

The guidelines cover staff and residents of homeless shelters, daycare for essential workers, group homes and prisons.<\/p>\n

There is also stepped-up testing for people who live in the same household with health-care workers and first responders.<\/p>\n

Cross border and essential workers, as well as vulnerable patients such as those undergoing chemotherapy, are also to be tested more vigorously.<\/p>\n

Opposition parties at Queen\u2019s Park have called on the Ford government to increase testing, a tactic that has been used by many jurisdictions that have seen success at restraining the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n

The Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) said the new testing guidelines fall far short of what\u2019s needed to protect those living and working in long-term care.<\/p>\n

Everyone going into or living in long-term care must be tested for COVID-19, an OHC statement released Thursday says.<\/p>\n

\u201cPremier Doug Ford said mid-week last week that everyone should be tested,\u201d the statement says. \u201cYet the directive and guidance issued by the government only slightly widened the list of symptoms that long-term care residents and staff need to demonstrate in order to be tested.\u201d<\/p>\n

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*Warning: The original article contains an image of a body being removed from a long-term care facility that some readers may find uncomfortable<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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