Ontario reports 1,167 people in hospital with COVID-19, 207 in ICU


Ontario health officials say there are currently 1,167 people in hospital with COVID-19, including 207 patients in intensive care.

The total number of people in hospital with the disease dropped significantly on Sunday from the 1,563 hospitalizations reported on Saturday.

Officials noted that not all hospitals reported their COVID-19 data over the weekend, and that the hospital case count may be an underestimate.

Meanwhile, the number of people in intensive care units across the province rose very slightly on Sunday from 204 the day before to 207.

Officials also reported 10 more deaths due to COVID-19. Nine of the deaths occurred over the past 30 days, while one of the deaths occurred over a month ago.

Since the start of the pandemic, 12,972 have died due to the disease.

The province reported 1,938 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, but health officials have warned that number is an underestimate due to testing limitations and backlogs.

With 12,827 processed in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health says the province’s positivity rate is about 12.2 per cent.


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