Ontario reports 1,301 COVID hospitalizations on Monday, 1,290 on Easter Sunday

Due to the holiday weekend, figures were not available on Easter Sunday so two sets of data were released on Monday for both days.

Ontario is reporting 1,301 people in hospital with COVID on Monday, with 202 in intensive care units. On Easter Sunday, there were 1,290 people reported to be in hospital with COVID, with 197 in ICUs.

Due to the holiday weekend, figures were not available on Easter Sunday so two sets of data were released on Monday for both days.

Last Monday, there were 1,090 hospitalizations with 184 in ICU. This is a 19 per cent and 9.7 per cent increase, respectively, to the figures this week.

According to latest data for hospitalizations from the weekend, 52 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19. For those in ICUs, 38 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 2,219 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday and 2,450 on Sunday, though that is an underestimate of the true widespread transmission of the virus due to testing restrictions. The provincial case total now stands at 1,222,243.

The death toll in the province has risen to 12,632 as two more virus-related deaths were added between both Sunday (0) and Monday (2).

There are a total of 1,174,111 recoveries, which is 96 per cent of known cases. Resolved cases increased by 2,382 from the previous day and 2,800 in Sunday’s report.

For vaccinations, of the aged 12 and older population, 91.1 per cent are fully vaccinated. First dose coverage stands at 92.9 per cent. Third dose immunization is at 56.1 per cent — more than 7.2 million Ontarians have received a booster shot.