2,797 people in Ontario hospitals with COVID, 541 in intensive care
Global News
Ontario added 75 more COVID-related deaths on Thursday, 74 deaths were from the past 23 days with one death from more than a month ago.
Ontario is reporting 2,797 people in hospital with COVID on Thursday with 541 in intensive care units.
This is down by 142 hospitalizations and a decrease of 14in ICUs since the previous day. Last Thursday, there were 3,645 hospitalizations with 599 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 2,797 people in hospital with COVID-19, 56 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 44 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.
Of the 541 people in ICUs with the virus, around 83 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while around 17 per cent were admitted for other reasons.
Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 4,098 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, though that is an underestimate of the true widespread transmission of the virus due to recent testing restrictions. The provincial case total now stands at 1,043,923.
Of the 4,098 new cases recorded, the data showed 626 were unvaccinated people, 172 were partially vaccinated people, 2,921 were fully vaccinated people. For 379 people the vaccination status was unknown.
The death toll in the province has risen to 11,651 as 75 more virus-related deaths were added.
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