Ontario COVID numbers: 655 people in hospital, 158 in intensive care
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Ontario reported four more virus-related on Monday. The report said three of the deaths occurred within the last month and one death occurred more than a month ago.
Ontario is reporting 655 people in hospital with COVID on Monday, with 158 in intensive care.
This is up by 102 for hospitalizations and an increase of one for ICUs since the previous day, though officials noted not all hospitals reported updated figures due to the weekend.
Last Monday, there were 551 hospitalizations with 181 in ICU.
According to latest data for hospitalizations from the weekend, 47 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19. For those in ICUs, 24 per cent were admitted for other reasons.
Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 1,741 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday, though that is an underestimate of the true widespread transmission of the virus due to testing restrictions. The provincial case total now stands at 1,155,046.
The death toll in the province has risen to 12,405 as four more virus-related deaths were added. Monday’s report said three of the deaths occurred within the last month and one death occurred more than a month ago.
There are a total of 1,123,205 recoveries, which is around 97 per cent of known cases. Resolved cases increased by 1,450 from the previous day.
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