"Over the past two weeks there has been 25 deaths of people who have died at home, 16 were under the age of 60.
...In a press conference on April 22, Dr. Huyer said that more people have died at home before being able to seek medical care for COVID-19 during the third wave.
“These people have not been able to obtain health care because the disease affected them so quickly and so seriously, leading to deaths in the community, which we did not see in the Office of the Chief Coroner in the first wave,” he said.
People who have died at home ranged in age from in their 30s to in their 80s.
According to Dr. Huyer, age has become the most significant predictor for COVID-19 cases and, “this is a younger group than we’ve seen before.”
During the first waves of the pandemic, those over the age of 60 and long-term-care homes were hit the hardest and were most at risk.
“We are still evaluating and trying to understand all of the circumstances,” he said on Thursday. “But certainly, it’s notable in the face that this is a younger population … who are suffering serious consequences in the form of death in a quicker period of time than we saw in the past.”
...Although these people exhibited symptoms, they weren’t serious enough for hospitalization, but then rapidly deteriorated.
...Dr. Huyer and his team are currently investigating the details of these deaths, trying to determine what caused these people to deteriorate so quickly.
...He wanted to bring this trend to the attention of the public as hospitals and intensive care units hit unparalleled numbers. Ontario has seen a record-breaking number of 806 COVID-19 patients in ICUs.
Health officials reported over 4,500 new cases on Friday and another 34 deaths.
Dr. Huyer advises following the public health measures that are in place to help curb the spread of the virus. “That will reduce cases, reduce illness, reduce hospitalizations, reduce deaths.”
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...In a press conference on April 22, Dr. Huyer said that more people have died at home before being able to seek medical care for COVID-19 during the third wave.
“These people have not been able to obtain health care because the disease affected them so quickly and so seriously, leading to deaths in the community, which we did not see in the Office of the Chief Coroner in the first wave,” he said.
People who have died at home ranged in age from in their 30s to in their 80s.
According to Dr. Huyer, age has become the most significant predictor for COVID-19 cases and, “this is a younger group than we’ve seen before.”
During the first waves of the pandemic, those over the age of 60 and long-term-care homes were hit the hardest and were most at risk.
“We are still evaluating and trying to understand all of the circumstances,” he said on Thursday. “But certainly, it’s notable in the face that this is a younger population … who are suffering serious consequences in the form of death in a quicker period of time than we saw in the past.”
...Although these people exhibited symptoms, they weren’t serious enough for hospitalization, but then rapidly deteriorated.
...Dr. Huyer and his team are currently investigating the details of these deaths, trying to determine what caused these people to deteriorate so quickly.
...He wanted to bring this trend to the attention of the public as hospitals and intensive care units hit unparalleled numbers. Ontario has seen a record-breaking number of 806 COVID-19 patients in ICUs.
Health officials reported over 4,500 new cases on Friday and another 34 deaths.
Dr. Huyer advises following the public health measures that are in place to help curb the spread of the virus. “That will reduce cases, reduce illness, reduce hospitalizations, reduce deaths.”
'Significant number' of young people are dying at home with COVID-19: Ontario coroner
People who have died at home ranged in age from in their 30s to in their 80s
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