Ontario reports total of 1,704 people in hospital with COVID-19, including 414 in ICU
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Ontario health officials reported another drop in the number of people with COVID-19 in hospital and intensive care units across Ontario on Saturday.
The province said 1,704 people are currently in hospital with COVID-19, which is down from the 1,829 reported on Friday. The number of people in ICU also fell from 435 to 414.
The province also reported that 35 more people have died due to COVID-19.
A spokesperson for Ontario Ministry of Health confirmed 35 of the deaths reported on Saturday happened over the past 24 days.
The province said three of the deaths occurred on Feb. 11, eight of the deaths occurred on Feb. 10, four of the deaths occurred on Feb. 6, and the remaining 20 deaths occurred previous to that.
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