Ontario COVID numbers: 2,059 people in hospital, 449 in intensive care
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Ontario added 66 more COVID-related deaths on Wednesday as hospitalizations and ICUs decrease.
Ontario is reporting 2,059 people in hospital with COVID on Wednesday, with 449 in intensive care units.
This is down by 195 hospitalizations and a decrease of 25 in ICUs since the previous day. Last Wednesday, there were 2,939 hospitalizations with 555 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 2,059 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 449 people in ICUs with the virus, around 80 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while around 20 per cent were admitted for other reasons.
Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 3,162 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, 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 1,061,403.
Of the 3,162 new cases recorded, the data showed 456 were unvaccinated people, 131 were partially vaccinated people, 2,173 were fully vaccinated people. For 402 people the vaccination status was unknown.
The death toll in the province has risen to 11,944 as 66 more virus-related deaths were added. A Ministry of Health spokesperson said 65 of the deaths were from the past 30 days. One death occurred more than a month ago.
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