COVID on Tuesday, with 202 in intensive care.This is up by 276 for hospitalizations but a decrease of nine for ICUs since the previous day as hospitals report updated figures since the weekend.Last Tuesday, there were 1,730 hospitalizations with 219 in ICU.
This is a 1.7 per cent decrease and a 7.8 per cent decrease, respectively, to the figures this week.According to latest data for hospitalizations, 58 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. Survey suggests fewer Canadians feel empathetic amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 1,547 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, 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 1,263,202.The death toll in the province has risen to 12,858 from the previous day as 16 more virus-related deaths were added.