COVID-19 and 156 in intensive care, according to data released by the province on Saturday.The figures represent a drop in the number of people in ICU and hospital as a result of the novel coronavirus compared to both Friday and last Saturday.Dr.
Kieran Moore, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, said COVID-19 wastewater indicators are declining as part of a broader trend.
He also said test positivity and hospitalizations are also on the way down. Ontario’s top doctor predicts ‘calm summer’ for COVID-19, worries about BA.4, BA.5 “If we continue along this trajectory, I think we’ll have a low level of endemic activity throughout the summer,” he said in an interview.Moore said he expects the fall to see an increase in risk and transmission.Yesterday, there were 1,453 people in hospital with COVID-19 and 168 people in intensive care due to the virus.A week ago — on Saturday, May 7 — there were 1,563 people in hospital with COVID-19.
A total of 204 people were in an Ontario ICU.Ontario’s COVID data was delayed Saturday due to technical difficulties and not all data sets were updated.