Disorganized elder care in Quebec contributed to COVID-19 death toll: report Castonguay’s comments are in conflict with Quebec’s opposition leaders, who for months have been calling for a public inquiry to investigate the 4,836 deaths in elder care and long-term care between February 2020 and July 2020.The commissioner presented the main findings of her report Wednesday, which concludes the province was ill prepared to endure the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and that major reforms to the health system are necessary.
Quebec may never get the full story behind COVID-19 care home deaths, coroner warns She is recommending that care and other services offered to seniors become a priority and that the government strengthen the strategic role of public health.Castonguay had touched on some of the recommendations in September, when she issued a preliminary report describing a disorganized and poorly evaluated health system for seniors, which she said led to a high COVID-19 death toll in the province..