Ontario reports drop in number of people in hospital with COVID-19, 75 more deaths
CTV
Ontario health officials reported a significant drop in the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 on Thursday.
The province said 2,797 people are currently in hospital with COVID-19. Just the day before, officials said that 2,939 people were in hospital with the disease.
Health officials also reported a drop in the number of patients in intensive care, saying there are currently 541 people with COVID-19 in ICUs across the province. On Wednesday, that number was 555.
The province reported that 56 per cent of the 2,797 people in hospital are primarily there due to COVID-19, while the remaining 44 per cent were admitted for other reasons but have tested positive for the virus.
Eighty-three per cent of patients are in ICU primarily due to COVID-19, while 17 per cent of cases are there primarily for other reasons, but also have the virus.
