COVID on Friday, with 163 in intensive care.This is down by 42 for hospitalizations and a decrease of five for ICUs since the previous day.
Last Friday, there were 1,453 hospitalizations with 168 in ICU.According to latest data for hospitalizations, 61 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.
For those in ICUs, 47 per cent were admitted for other reasons. Ontario election campaign chugs along in hybrid mode, with 2 leaders isolating Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 1,412 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, though that is an underestimate of the true widespread transmission of the virus due to PCR testing eligibility.
The provincial case total now stands at 1,293,226.The death toll in the province has risen to 13,146 from the previous day as 24 new virus-related deaths were added.