COVID on Thursday, with 202 in intensive care.This is down by 73 for hospitalizations and a decrease of nine for ICUs since the previous day.Last Thursday, there were 1,662 hospitalizations with 203 in ICU.
This is a 2.1 per cent increase and a 2.4 per cent decrease, respectively, to the figures this week.According to latest data for hospitalizations from the weekend, 55 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.
For those in ICUs, 33 per cent were admitted for other reasons. Parents feel ‘isolated’ in COVID’s 6th wave. How to protect your kids Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 3,560 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, 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 1,252,578.The death toll in the province has risen to 12,792 from the previous day as 21 more virus-related deaths were added.