Ontario Premier Doug Ford will be joined by Minister of Long-Term Care (LTC) Paul Calandra to make an announcement Tuesday as LTC facilities struggle with COVID-19 outbreaks even as Omicron stabilizes.

As of Jan. 28, more than 34 per cent of Canada’s 6,029 long-term care homes are experiencing an outbreak, the National Institute on Aging's latest figures show.

Canada marked the 16,000th death in long-term care since the pandemic began last week.

COVID-19 has also severely restricted the already short-staffed sector, as workers in the home have fallen ill and had to isolate themselves.

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