COVID on Tuesday, with 246 in intensive care units.This is up by 86 hospitalizations but a decrease of three in ICUs since the previous day.
Last Tuesday, there were 914 hospitalizations with 278 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 779 people in hospital with COVID-19, 44 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 56 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.Of the 246 people in ICUs with the virus, 82 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while 18 per cent were admitted for other reasons.
Ontario offering nurses up to $5,000 as job retention incentive Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 1,208 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, though that is an underestimate of the true widespread transmission of the virus due to testing restrictions.
The provincial case total now stands at 1,115,492.Of the 1,208 new cases recorded, the data showed 157 were unvaccinated people, 32 were partially vaccinated people, 901 were fully vaccinated people.