Ontario Reports Record 2,472 People With COVID In Hospital, 11,899 New Cases | The Canadian News

Ontario reports the highest number of hospitalized COVID patients at 2,472 since the start of the pandemic as the province continues to grapple with the Omicron wave.

The province also reported 11,899 new COVID cases on Friday. The total number of provincial cases now stands at 853,270.

In the past three days, there were 13,339 new infections on Thursday, 11,582 reported on Wednesday, and 11,352 new cases on Tuesday. However, due to recent changes in eligibility for testing, the province cautions that the counts are an underestimate of the true spread of the virus in the community.

Of the 11,899 new cases registered, the data showed that 1,543 were unvaccinated, 375 were partially vaccinated, 9,515 were fully vaccinated, and for 466 people the vaccination status was unknown.

For regional breakdown, 2405 cases were recorded in Toronto, 1,745 in the Peel region, 965 in the York region, 742 in Halton, 656 in Ottawa, 564 in Waterloo, and 508 in Simcoe-Muskoka. All other local public health units reported fewer than 500 new cases in the provincial report.

Ontario Hospitalizations

Ontario reported a record 2,472 people in hospital wards with COVID-19 (193 more than the day before) with 338 patients in intensive care units (19 more).

This is the highest number of hospital patients ever recorded, surpassing the previous high of 2,360 reported on April 20, 2021 in the middle of the third wave: the ICU peaked 10 days later with 900 patients.

Last Friday there were 1,144 hospitalizations with 205 in ICU.

Although Omicron is considered less serious than Delta, the unprecedented increase in cases has seen hospitalizations and ICU admissions skyrocket as Ontario struggles to contain Omicron. Staff shortages due to the new variant have hit hospitals as the need for beds increases. Non-urgent surgeries were ordered to pause.

Regarding vaccination status, for those in general hospital wards with COVID, 441 were not vaccinated, 100 were partially vaccinated, and 1,327 were fully vaccinated. For ICU patients, 119 were not vaccinated, while 17 were partially vaccinated and 106 were fully vaccinated. This dataset will grow and improve over time, officials noted.

Compared to the population, since the majority of Ontarians are vaccinated, those who are not vaccinated are much more likely to end up in the hospital or ICU than those who are vaccinated, depending on Ontario COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Board.

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The number of deaths in the province has risen to 10,272, as 43 more virus-related deaths were added. Authorities noted that 42 of the deaths occurred within 10 days.

At 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, there are more than 11.4 million people fully immunized with two doses, which is 88.3% of the population aged 12 years and over. Coverage for the first dose is 91 percent. The third immunization dose is 34.1%.

For young children ages five to 11, coverage for the first dose is 45.2%, with 2.6% already fully vaccinated.

The province administered 194,093 doses in the last day. There are more than 4.4 million Ontarians who have received a booster shot.

Meanwhile, 707,732 Ontario residents were reported to have recovered from COVID-19, which is about 83 percent of known cases. The resolved cases increased by 11,946 compared to the previous day.

Active cases in Ontario now stand at 135,223, up from 98,822 last week. At the peak of the second wave in January, active cases exceeded 30,000. At the peak of the third wave in April, active cases exceeded 43,000.

The seven-day average has now reached 13,844, as daily case counts due to Omicron continue to hover around record highs. This is up from 11,348 a week ago.

The government said 61,137 tests were processed in the previous 24 hours. There are 100,224 tests currently under investigation.

The positivity of the test reached 26.6 percent, which means that more than 1 in 4 tests are positive for COVID. Last week, the positivity of the test was 29.8 percent.

However, Ontario officials have recently changed the test eligibility for those seeking to have a PCR test for COVID-19 only to the highest-risk populations, such as healthcare, long-term care, those who live and work. in congregated settings, etc. .

Here is a breakdown of the total cases in Ontario by gender and age:

• 419,974 people are men, an increase of 4,945 cases.
• 429,988 people are women, an increase of 6,897 cases.
• 25,081 people are less than four years old, an increase of 257 cases.
• 53,318 people are between the ages of 5 and 11, an increase of 484 cases.
• 77,674 people are between the ages of 12 and 19, an increase of 874 cases.
• 328,864 people are between 20 and 39 years old, an increase of 4,837 cases.
• 235,571 people are between 40 and 59 years old, an increase of 3,511 cases.
• 101,513 people are between 60 and 79 years old, an increase of 1,380 cases.
• 31,059 people are 80 years or older, an increase of 547 cases.
• The province notes that not all cases have a reported age or gender.

Here’s a breakdown of total COVID-19-related deaths by age:

• Deaths reported in children under 19: Eight (one death was eliminated)
• Deaths reported in ages 20 to 39: 116 (+1)
• Deaths reported in ages 40 to 59: 746 (+3)
• Reported deaths ages 60 to 79: 3,410 (+21)
• Deaths reported in people over 80 years: 5,994 (+19)
• The province indicates that there may be a delay in the notification of deaths and data

Cases, Deaths, and Outbreaks in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes

According to the Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care, 3,851 deaths have been reported among residents and patients in long-term care homes across Ontario, representing an increase of 7 deaths from the previous day. Thirteen virus-related deaths in total have been reported among staff.

There are 208 current outbreaks in households, 22 more than the day before.

The ministry also indicated that there are currently 1,053 active cases among long-term care residents and 1,928 active cases among staff, an increase of 183 and 403, respectively, in the last day.