COVID on Friday, with 161 in intensive care.This is up by six for hospitalizations but a decrease of four in ICUs since the previous day.
Last Friday, there were 615 hospitalizations with 193 in ICU.Of the 667 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 161 people in ICUs with the virus, 76 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while 24 per cent were admitted for other reasons.
Brampton, Ont. terminates state of emergency in response to COVID-19 pandemic Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 2,761 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 1,148,336.The death toll in the province has risen to 12,388 as 22 more virus-related deaths were added.