Smaller hospitals struggling with COVID patient surge, staff shortages

Although Omicron has already been swamping Canada’s health workers, smaller hospitals in rural areas are being hit hard, faced with staff shortages and very limited capacity. Mike Armstrong visits Cornwall Community Hospital in Ontario to see first hand how overwhelmed the hospital is.

• Ontario COVID numbers: 2,155 people in hospital, 486 in intensive care
• 2,230 people hospitalized in Ontario with COVID-19, 486 in intensive care
• 2,493 people hospitalized in Ontario with COVID-19, 501 in intensive care