COVID on Wednesday, with 163 in intensive care.This is down by 97 for hospitalizations and a decrease of two for ICUs since the previous day.
Last Wednesday, there were 1,528 hospitalizations with 176 in ICU.According to latest data for hospitalizations, 62 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.
For those in ICUs, 41 per cent were admitted for other reasons. U.S. FDA approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster vaccine for kids ages 5-11 Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 1,692 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, 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 1,290,249.The death toll in the province has risen to 13,099 from the previous day as 16 new virus-related deaths were added.