Ontario COVID numbers: 649 people in hospital, 204 in intensive care

The death toll in the province has risen to 12,288 as 16 more virus-related deaths were added.

Ontario is reporting 649 people in hospital with COVID on Wednesday, with 204 in intensive care units.

This is down by 29 hospitalizations but a decrease of 16 in ICUs since the previous day. Last Wednesday, there were 751 hospitalizations with 241 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 649 people in hospital with COVID-19, 47 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 53 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.

Of the 204 people in ICUs with the virus, 79 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while 21 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 2,011 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, though that is an underestimate of the true widespread transmission of the virus due to testing restrictions. The provincial case total now stands at 1,129,543.

The death toll in the province has risen to 12,288 as 16 more virus-related deaths were added. Wednesday’s report indicated 15 of the deaths occurred within the last 30 days while one of the deaths occurred more than a month ago.

There are a total of 1,101,842 recoveries, which is around 97 per cent of known cases. Resolved cases increased by 2,060 from the previous day.