Ontario reports 3,448 people with COVID in hospital, 9,782 new cases
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Ontario reported 9,782 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, though that is an underestimate of the true widespread transmission of the virus due to recent testing restrictions.
Ontario is reporting 3,448 people are in hospital with COVID on Wednesday, though just over half of them were initially admitted due to complications with the virus.
The Ontario government recently released data differentiating between those who were admitted to hospital due to a COVID-related illness and incidental admissions.
Of the 3,448 people in hospital with COVID-19, which is up by 228 since yesterday — around 54 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while about 46 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.
The province also reported of the hospitalizations there are 505 people in ICUs, which is up 28 from the previous day. Around 83 per cent of those in intensive care were admitted because of COVID, while around 17 per cent were admitted for other reasons.
For vaccination status among hospitalizations, 674 were unvaccinated, 163 were partially vaccinated and 1,813 were fully vaccinated. For patients in ICUs, 157 were unvaccinated while 19 were partially vaccinated and 167 were fully vaccinated. This dataset will grow and improve over time, officials noted.
In population comparison, while the majority of Ontarians are vaccinated, those who are unvaccinated are still far more likely to land in hospital or ICU than the vaccinated, according to Ontario’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table.
Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 9,783 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, 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 906,031.