COVID on Tuesday, with 179 in intensive care.This is up by 88 for hospitalizations but a decrease of two in ICUs since the previous day as hospitals submitted their updated numbers on Monday following the weekend.
Last Tuesday, there were 688 hospitalizations with 220 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 639 people in hospital with COVID-19, 46 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 54 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.Of the 179 people in ICUs with the virus, 71 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while 29 per cent were admitted for other reasons.
City of Mississauga mask bylaw remains in place even as provincial mandate lifts Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 1,447 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, though that is an underestimate of the true widespread transmission of the virus due to testing restrictions.
The provincial case total now stands at 1,140,865.The death toll in the province has risen to 12,343 as seven more virus-related deaths were added.There are a total of 1,112,239 recoveries, which is around 97 per cent of known cases.