COVID-19 pandemic.Experts in multiple Canadian virus hot spots say patients are flooding hospitals at an alarming rate and are expected to arrive in even greater numbers in the weeks to come. ‘Blursday’: Coronavirus restrictions left 54% of Canadians feeling isolated, poll says Quebec’s health ministry says hospitals in the greater Montreal area are on track to exceed their capacity within the next three weeks, noting almost two-thirds of designated beds are already occupied.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Anthony Dale, head of the Ontario Hospital Association, says one-fifth of the province’s intensive care capacity is now devoted to COVID-19 patients, with Toronto and the regions of Peel, York,.