Ontario is reporting 1,698 COVID-related hospitalizations on Wednesday, and 29 additional deaths.
The number of hospitalizations is down by one compared to the day before, and the highest it has been since April 28. Provincial data shows 42 per cent of those hospitalized were admitted for COVID-19, while 58 per cent were admitted for other reasons.
There are 169 people in the ICU with COVID-19. 66 per cent of those patients in ICU were admitted for the virus and 34 per cent were admitted for other reasons, according to the online data.
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The province says the number of reported deaths include those that have occurred in the last month, as well as an additional two from a data cleanup. The total number of deaths is now 12,889 in Ontario.
As for new infections, the province is reporting 2,488 cases daily on Wednesday, however, health officials have warned to multiply that number by 20 for a more accurate number due to the limited testing capacity. Wednesday’s case count is the highest its been since the beginning of the month.
In the past day, 18,320 people have been tested for the virus with a 14.3 per cent positivity rate. The number has been fluctuating around that mark for the past week.
On the vaccination front, 87 per cent of Ontarians, ages five years and up, are fully vaccinated, while three per cent are partially vaccinated. In the past day, 30,214 doses were administered, the highest number of shots in arms since the end of April.