What we’re seeing with the older population, in your #60s, #70s, #80s, #90s, your death rate goes from three to eight to 15 to 24 per cent and in fact people in #nursing homes if they get it, they’re reporting death rates of 33 per cent,” explained Dr. Samir Sinha, director of #geriatrics at the Sinai Health System.
He said older adults are more vulnerable to serious complications from the virus because of their weakened immune systems.
“It’s tough. The patients I care for every day, they’re in the line of fire. They’ve got a greater risk of dying,” he said.“Are they scared? Absolutely. Are they more isolated from everybody else in society right now? Absolutely because we’re telling them to do that and we’re not allowing them the interactions with the grandkids.”
Next week, Dr. Sinha will volunteer his services at three downtown Toronto hospitals for older patients in distress who may require his specialist expertise. He told Global News that is when he is expecting the hospitals to begin to fill.
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