COVID on Tuesday, with 384 in intensive care units as overall figures continue to trend downwards.This is up 131 hospitalizations but a decrease of 10 in ICUs since the previous day.
On Monday, hospitalizations were an undercount due to incomplete reporting from the weekend. Last Tuesday, there were 2,254 hospitalizations with 474 in ICU.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 1,550 people in hospital with COVID-19, 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.Of the 384 people in ICUs with the virus, 79.5 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while 20.5 per cent were admitted for other reasons.
Ontario to end COVID proof of vaccination March 1, mask mandate to remain in place Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 1,593 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, 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 1,076,078.Of the 1,593 new cases recorded, the data showed 260 were unvaccinated people, 59 were partially vaccinated people, 998 were fully vaccinated people.