Eighteen residents are dead and 50 have tested positive after a coronavirus outbreak at a long-term care facility in midtown Toronto.

Officials at the Salvation Army Meighen Health Centre on Davisville Avenue near Yonge Street said the residents who have the virus are isolating in their rooms and their families have been contacted.

Initially, officials said 16 residents had died, but later on in the day, Coun. Josh Matlow who represents the riding said the death toll rose to 18.

“Our deepest sympathies, thoughts and prayers are with the family members who have lost their loved ones,” the long-term care home said in a statement.

There are now 18 reported deaths due to COVID-19 at Meighen Manor. The staff there have been working around the clock, for many weeks, to save lives- they have our community’s complete support & gratitude. There’s no way to express what this is, other than absolutely devastating. — Josh Matlow (@JoshMatlow) April 20, 2020

The facility also said that 14 staff members have also tested positive for the virus. They are self-isolating at home.

“We are continuing our partnership with Sunnybrook Hospital to expedite COVID-19 testing of all residents and staff within the home as a precaution. We will continue to be in contact with families directly should any residents test positive.”

Outbreaks of COVID-19 have been reported in 112 long-term care homes in Ontario, of which 66 are in Toronto. There have been more than 900 cases of the virus in those homes, with more than 100 deaths.

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