COVID on Wednesday, with 241 in intensive care units.This is down by 28 hospitalizations and a decrease of five in ICUs since the previous day.
Last Wednesday, there were 847 hospitalizations with 273 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 751 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 241 people in ICUs with the virus, 82 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while 18 per cent were admitted for other reasons.
Ontario’s top doctor to provide update Wednesday on ‘plan to live with’ COVID-19 Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 1,947 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, though that is an underestimate of the true widespread transmission of the virus due to testing restrictions.
The provincial case total now stands at 1,117,439.Of the 1,947 new cases recorded, the data showed 207 were unvaccinated people, 36 were partially vaccinated people, 1,579 were fully vaccinated people.