COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Tuesday:Ontario says it will add hundreds of critical care beds this week to help with an influx of COVID-19 cases that is pushing the health-care system to the brink.Health Minister Christine Elliott says the government is exploring its options to boost hospital capacity and staffing levels as variants of concern wreak havoc on the province.
Ontario works to create more critical care beds in hospitals as COVID-19 cases surge Ontario reported 3,670 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday.Of those:Ontario is reporting 3,670 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the provincial total to 394,679.The death toll in the province has risen to 7,582 as 15 more deaths were recorded.Resolved cases.