COVID-19, says the latest Waterloo Wellington COVID report.It shows that Guelph General Hospital’s ICU bed capacity is at 80 per cent, while its acute care occupancy is at 98 per cent.
This includes both COVID and non-COVID patients.The report also shows that 48 out of 1,994 staff are off work due to COVID-19 protocols, having either tested positive for the virus or are isolating at home due to being considered a high-risk contact.
Businesses indirectly hit in lockdowns slipping through cracks of COVID supports Across Waterloo Region, Guelph and Wellington County, the report shows there are 166 COVID hospitalizations and over 500 staff off work.“The number of patients requiring care continues to outpace our resources,” Waterloo Wellington hospital regional lead, Lee Fairclough said.“You need only look in the faces of the staff and patients in our hospitals including those in stretchers lining our hallways, to understand the tremendous pressures we are facing.
From this vantage point, we see that Omicron is serious and is not through with us yet.”Public health reported 57 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Guelph on Wednesday, raising its total case count to 8,433 during the pandemic.