Ontario confirms 64 deaths related to COVID-19 with 626 people in ICU

Another 64 COVID-19 related deaths have been confirmed in Ontario as the number of people in intensive care reaches 626.

On Tuesday, health officials said that 4,008 people with COVID-19 are being treated in Ontario hospitals, including 626 in intensive care units (ICU).

Of those in the ICU, Health Minister Christine Elliott says that about 85 per cent of patients have been admitted for reasons associated with the novel coronavirus.

The remaining 15 per cent tested positive for the disease after being admitted for a different ailment.

Provincial vaccination data was not made available Tuesday morning.