The number of people admitted to hospital with COVID-19 dropped on Sunday as the province continues to fight the latest rise of the pandemic.
New numbers released by the province on Sunday morning indicate that a total of 3,019 people are in an Ontario hospital with COVID-19, which is a drop from the 3,439 reported on Saturday.
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The data suggest that there has also been a decline in the number of people receiving care in an intensive care unit at an Ontario hospital.
On Saturday, 597 patients were treated for COVID-19 in an ICU. By Sunday, that number had dropped to 587.
In a tweet, however, Health Minister Christine Elliott of Ontario noted that “not all hospitals report on weekends.”
A total of 3,960 new cases of COVID-19 were reported on Sunday, but experts warn that it is unlikely to be representative of the virus’ true spread in the province now that stricter testing rules have been put in place.
To date, a total of 1,030,251 cases of the virus have been detected in the province.
According to Elliott, by Sunday, 30,558,597 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in the province.
“91.8 percent of Ontarians 12+ have one dose and 89.2 percent have two doses,” Elliott wrote in a tweet.
“If you still need your first, second or booster dose, it is not too late. Both Moderna and Pfizer offer strong protection. ”
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