2,797 people in Ontario hospitals with COVID, 541 in intensive care
COVID on Thursday with 541 in intensive care units.This is down by 142 hospitalizations and a decrease of 14in ICUs since the previous day.
Last Thursday, there were 3,645 hospitalizations with 599 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 2,797 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 541 people in ICUs with the virus, around 83 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while around 17 per cent were admitted for other reasons.
Dr. Moore set to hold briefing Thursday after Ontario started lifting COVID restrictions Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 4,098 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, 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 1,043,923.Of the 4,098 new cases recorded, the data showed 626 were unvaccinated people, 172 were partially vaccinated people, 2,921 were fully vaccinated people.
United States
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Cases: 46 252 513
Deaths: 750 423
Recovered: 0
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India
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Cases: 34 321 025
Deaths: 459 652
Recovered: 0
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Brazil
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Cases: 21 835 785
Deaths: 608 235
Recovered: 0
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United Kingdom
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Cases: 9 215 683
Deaths: 141 607
Recovered: 0
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Russia
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Cases: 8 494 589
Deaths: 237 619
Recovered: 0
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