Ontario reports record of 2,472 people with COVID in hospital, 11,899 new cases
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Ontario reported 2,472 people in hospital with COVID-19, surpassing the third-wave peak of 2,360 reported on April 20, 2021.
Ontario is reporting the most number of patients in hospital with COVID at 2,472 since the start of the pandemic as the province continues to deal with the Omicron wave.
The province also reported 11,899 new COVID cases on Friday. The provincial case total now stands at 853,270.
Over the last three days, there were 13,339 new infections on Thursday, 11,582 reported on Wednesday, and 11,352 new cases on Tuesday. However, due to recent testing eligibility changes the province warns the counts are an underestimate of the true spread of the virus in the community.
Of the 11,899 new cases recorded, the data showed 1,543 were unvaccinated people, 375 were partially vaccinated people, 9,515 were fully vaccinated people and for 466 people the vaccination status was unknown.
For the regional breakdown, 2,405 cases were recorded in Toronto, 1,745 in Peel Region, 965 in York Region, 742 in Halton, 656 in Ottawa, 564 in Waterloo and 508 in Simcoe-Muskoka . All other local public health units reported fewer than 500 new cases in the provincial report.
Ontario reported 2,472 people in hospital wards with COVID-19 (up by 193 from the previous day) with 338 patients in intensive care units (up by 19).
This is the highest number of patients in hospital ever recorded, edging out the previous high of 2,360 reported on April 20 amid the third wave — ICU peaked 10 days later at 900 patients.
Last Friday, there were 1,144 hospitalizations with 205 in ICUs.
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