Omicron wave has plateaued in Ontario but COVID-19 hospitalizations expected to see 'prolonged peak'
CTV
Hospital occupancy related to COVID-19 is expected to remain in a "prolonged peak" despite the fact that the Omicron wave in Ontario has plateaued or is in decline, the province's science table said in new modelling released Tuesday.
Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table released its first projections of 2022 on their website one day after the province began to lift public health restrictions.
As a result of a lack of COVID-19 testing in the province, the science table cited wastewater data in making their projections.
"Taking into account the time lag until diagnosis and reporting, the peak of Ontario's wastewater signal around Jan. 4, 2022 would correspond to a peak in cases around Jan. 11, 2022," the report said.
According to the wastewater data, between 1.5 million and four million Ontario residents were infected with COVID-19 in the past 60 days.
