Ontario COVID numbers: 1,897 people in hospital, 445 in intensive care
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Ontario is reporting 44 more COVID-related deaths on Thursday as hospitalizations continue to trend downwards dipping just below 2,000.
Ontario is reporting 1,897 people in hospital with COVID on Thursday, with 445 in intensive care units as figures continue to trend downwards with hospitalizations dropping below 2,000 for the first time since early January.
This is down by 162 hospitalizations and a decrease of four in ICUs since the previous day. Last Thursday, there were 2,797 hospitalizations with 541 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 1,897 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 445 people in ICUs with the virus, around 76 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while around 24 per cent were admitted for other reasons.
Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 3,201 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 1,064,604.
Of the 3,201 new cases recorded, the data showed 425 were unvaccinated people, 131 were partially vaccinated people, 2,159 were fully vaccinated people. For 486 people the vaccination status was unknown.
The death toll in the province has risen to 11,988 as 44 more virus-related deaths were added from the past 24 days.
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