COVID on Wednesday, with 211 in intensive care.This is up by four for hospitalizations and a decrease of eight for ICUs since the previous day.Last Wednesday, there were 1,662 hospitalizations with 203 in ICU.
This is a 4.3 per cent and 3.9 per cent increase, 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, 34 per cent were admitted for other reasons. Nearly one-third of the Canadian population has had COVID-19, antibody data shows Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 3,005 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 1,249,018.The death toll in the province has risen to 12,772 from the previous day as 22 more virus-related deaths were added.There are a total of 1,204,571 recoveries, which is around 96 per cent of known cases.