46% of current Ontario COVID hospitalizations are incidental: new data
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New data indicates that 46 per cent of COVID-positive hospital patients in Ontario were admitted for reasons other than COVID-19.
New data indicates that 46 per cent people currently in Ontario hospitals with COVID-19 were admitted for other reasons.
The Ontario government released the data after indicating for some time that it would begin differentiating between those who are being treated for COVID-19-related illness and incidental admissions.
“We are updating Ontario’s public reporting to distinguish patients hospitalized due to #COVID19 from those admitted for other reasons with COVID-19,” Health Minister Christine Elliott tweeted Tuesday morning.
“While this doesn’t change the serious situation in Ontario’s hospitals, it is important to share this data to provide additional context on the state of the pandemic.”
The province indicated that there are currently 3,220 people in hospital with COVID-19 — 54 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 46 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.
Of COVID-positive intensive care admissions, around 83 per cent were admitted because of the virus, while around 17 per cent were admitted for other reasons. The number of people in ICUs with COVID was not immediately available Tuesday morning.
The province is also reporting 7,951 COVID-19 cases Tuesday, though that is an underestimate due to testing restrictions recently put in place.
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