COVID cases on Tuesday, as daily positive infections continue to rise amid the highly contagious Omicron variant. The provincial case total now stands at 657,180.For comparison, last Tuesday saw 1,429 new cases and the previous Tuesday saw 928.
Over the last three days, there were 3,784 new cases reported on Monday, 4,177 on Sunday, and 3,301 on Saturday.The Ontario COVID-19 Science Table, a panel of doctors who advise the provincial government, noted on their dashboard that Omicron now accounts for at least 88 per cent of all positive cases, up from Friday when it was around 50 per cent.
Ontario health units dealing with high COVID testing demand due to Omicron However, as infections soar, patients with COVID in ICUs (intensive care.