COVID on Friday with 590 in intensive care units.The province recently began distinguishing between those who were admitted to hospital directly because of COVID, and those who were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for the virus.Of the 4,114 people in hospital with COVID-19, which is up by 53 since yesterday, 54 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 46 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.There are 590 people in ICUs, which is down by four from the previous day.
Around 82 per cent of those in intensive care with COVID were admitted because of the virus, while around 18 per cent were admitted for other reasons.
Ontario to begin lifting COVID-19 restrictions on Jan. 31 Last Friday, hospitalizations were at 3,814, with the number of people in ICUs at 527.Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 7,165 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, though that is an underestimate of the true widespread transmission of the virus due to recent testing restrictions.
The provincial case total now stands at 984359.Of the 7,165 new cases recorded, the data showed 1,061 were unvaccinated people, 221 were partially vaccinated people, 5,307 were fully vaccinated people.