Ontario COVID numbers: 1,829 people in hospital, 435 in intensive care

Ontario has now surpassed 12,000 COVID deaths since the start of the pandemic after 52 more virus-related deaths were added on Friday.

Ontario is reporting 1,829 people in hospital with COVID on Friday, with 435 in intensive care units as figures continue to trend downwards.

This is down by 68 hospitalizations and a decrease of 10 in ICUs since the previous day. Last Friday, there were 2,634 hospitalizations with 517 in ICU.

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 1,829 people in hospital with COVID-19, 54 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 46 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.

Of the 435 people in ICUs with the virus, around 80 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while around 20 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 2,907 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, 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 1,067,511.

Of the 2,907 new cases recorded, the data showed 422 were unvaccinated people, 135 were partially vaccinated people, 1,967 were fully vaccinated people. For 383 people the vaccination status was unknown.

The death toll in the province has risen to 12,040 — surpassing the 12,000 mark — as 52 more virus-related deaths were added. Fifty deaths were from over the past month with two deaths were from more than a month ago.