4,008 people in Ontario hospitals with COVID, 626 in intensive care

Ontario added 64 more COVID-related deaths and reported 3,424 new lab-confirmed cases on Tuesday.

Ontario is reporting 4,008 people in hospital with COVID on Tuesday with 626 in intensive care units.

This is up by 147 hospitalizations and an increase of 11 in ICUs since the previous day.

The province recently began distinguishing between those who were admitted to hospital directly because of COVID, and those who were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for the virus.

Of the 4,008 people in hospital with COVID-19, 55 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 45 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.

Of the 626 people in ICUs, around 85 per cent of those in intensive care with COVID were admitted because of the virus, while around 15 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 3,424 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, though that is an underestimate of the true widespread transmission of the virus due to recent testing restrictions. The provincial case total now stands at 1,004,879.

The death toll in the province has risen to 11,068 as 64 more virus-related deaths were added from over the past month.