Ontario reported 11,582 COVID cases on Wednesday, as hospitalizations continue to rise. The total number of provincial cases now stands at 828,032.
Over the past three days, there were 11,352 new infections on Tuesday, 13,578 reported on Monday, and 16,714 new cases on Sunday. However, due to recent changes in test eligibility, the province cautions that the counts are an underestimate of the true spread of the virus in the community.
Of the 11,582 new cases registered, the data showed that 1,554 were unvaccinated, 386 were partially vaccinated, 9,255 were fully vaccinated, and the vaccination status of 387 people was unknown.
For the regional breakdown, 2,524 cases were recorded in Toronto, 1,435 in the Peel region, 1,294 in the York region, and 699 in the Durham region. All other local public health units reported fewer than 600 new cases in the provincial report.
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Ontario Hospitalizations
Ontario reported 2,081 people in general hospital wards with COVID-19 (791 more than the previous day) with 288 patients in intensive care units (22).
ICU hospitalizations and people continue to rise daily as Ontario struggles to contain Omicron. Although Omicron is considered less serious than Delta, the unprecedented increase in cases has caused general hospitalizations to skyrocket at a much faster rate. However, the ICU continues to increase, but at a slower rate compared to hospitalizations.
Staff shortages due to the new variant have hit hospitals as the need for beds increases.
By comparison, at the peak of the third wave in April 2021, which was the worst wave of hospitalizations, the province saw nearly 2,400 patients in general hospital wards and up to 900 ICU patients with COVID among a population that was not vaccinated. .
Ontario’s current fourth wave is nearing the peak of the third wave of hospitalizations, but is currently further behind in ICU.
Regarding vaccination status, for those in general hospital wards with COVID, 417 were unvaccinated, 108 were partially vaccinated, and 1,073 were fully vaccinated. For ICU patients, 109 were not vaccinated, 14 were partially vaccinated, and 86 were fully vaccinated.
Provincial officials noted this new dataset with vaccination status for hospitalizations it will grow and improve over time as more information is collected. There may also be a discrepancy due to how and when information from both is collected.
Deaths, vaccinations, recoveries, active cases, 7-day average, tests, test positivity
The death toll in the province has risen to 10,252, as 13 more virus-related deaths were reported.
As of 8 p.m. Tuesday, there are more than 11.4 million people fully immunized with two doses, representing 88.2 percent of the population 12 and older. The coverage of the first dose is 90.9%. Immunity at the third dose is 31.4%.
The province administered 180,013 doses in the last day. There are more than 4 million Ontarians who have received a booster shot.
For young children between the ages of five and 11, the first dose coverage is 44.5% and 2% are now fully vaccinated.
Meanwhile, 683,750 Ontario residents were reported to have recovered from COVID-19, which is 82 percent of known cases. The solved cases increased by 11,669 compared to the previous day.
Active cases in Ontario now stand at 134,030, up from last week, when it was at 76,992. At the peak of the second wave in January, active cases reached just over 30,000. In the third wave in April, active cases exceeded 43,000.
The seven-day average has now reached 14,599 as daily case counts due to Omicron continue to hover around all-time highs. This is up from 9,183 a week ago.
The government said 59,137 tests were processed in the previous 24 hours. 94,605 tests are currently being investigated.
The positivity of the test reached 28.1 percent, which means that more than 1 in 4 tests are positive for COVID. Last week, the positivity of the test was 26.9 percent.
However, Ontario officials have recently changed the testing eligibility for those seeking to obtain a PCR test to detect COVID-19 only to higher risk populations such as healthcare, long-term care, individuals living and working in congregated settings, etc. .
More to come.
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