COVID on Tuesday, with 474 in intensive care units.This is up by 99 hospitalizations but a decrease of 12 in ICUs since the previous day.
Last Tuesday, there were 3,091 hospitalizations with 568 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 2,254 people in hospital with COVID-19, 56 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 44 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.Of the 474 people in ICUs with the virus, around 82 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while around 18 per cent were admitted for other reasons.
Ontario’s ‘Go-Vaxx’ mobile COVID vaccination clinics now accepting walk-ins Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 2,092 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 1,058,241.Of the 2,092 new cases recorded, the data showed 362 were unvaccinated people, 92 were partially vaccinated people, 1,402 were fully vaccinated people.