Number of people in hospitals, ICUs with COVID continues to increase in Ontario
Global News
The number of people in Ontario hospitals and intensive care units with COVID-19 continues to increase, according to the latest data released by the province Saturday morning.
The number of people in Ontario hospitals and intensive care units with COVID-19 continues to increase, according to the latest data released by the province Saturday morning.
The data shows that there are currently 2,594 people in Ontario hospitals with COVID-19, which is the highest that figure has been since the pandemic began. It has increased by 122 since Friday’s report.
There are 385 people in intensive care units due to COVID, which is up by 47. Of them, 219 people are on a ventilator, which is up by 42.
One week ago on Jan. 1, there were 1,314 people reported to be in hospital with COVID and 214 in ICUs due to the virus.
It’s important to note that the province recently announced that it will soon be changing the way it reports COVID-19 hospitalizations in order to identify incidental admissions.
“Currently, Ontario’s hospitalizations include patients who were admitted for COVID-19, as well as individuals who were admitted for other reasons and are now testing positive for COVID-19,” Alexandra Hilkene, a spokesperson for Health Minister Christine Elliott, told Global News Friday.
Chief medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore has said that the figure indicating the number of people in ICUs with COVID is likely more accurate as hospitals are only asked to report patients who are in intensive care with COVID-related critical illness.