Ontario reports 4,026 hospitalizations on Saturday, nearly 50 new deaths
CBC
Ontario reported on Saturday that there are 4,026 people hospitalized as a result of COVID-19. That's slightly lower than Friday's count of 4,114, although not all hospitals report figures on the weekend.
There are currently 600 people in intensive care units as a result of COVID-19, 378 of whom require ventilators to breathe.
Of those people in ICUs, Health Minister Christine Elliott said 81 per cent were admitted to the units because of COVID-19 while 19 per cent came in for other reasons but have now tested positive.
The province is also reporting at least 6,473 new COVID-19 cases, although testing restrictions mean that number is likely not a reliable indicator of the spread of the infectious disease across the province.
Here are some other key pandemic indicators and figures from the Ministry of Health's daily provincial update:
Tests completed: 36,396.
Provincewide test positivity rate: 15.9 per cent.
Patients in ICU with COVID-related illnesses: 600; 378 needed a ventilator to breathe.
Deaths: 47, pushing the official toll to 10,912.
Vaccinations: Upwards of 104,00 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered on Friday, bringing the total doses administered to date in the province up to 29,977,268.
P.E.I.'s Public Schools Branch is looking for 50 substitute bus drivers, and it'll be recruiting at three job fairs on Saturday, June 8. The job fairs are located at the Atlantic Superstore in Montague, Royalty Crossing in Charlottetown, and the bus parking lot of Three Oaks Senior High in Summerside. All three run from 9 a.m. until noon. Dave Gillis, the director of transportation and risk management for the Public Schools Branch, said the number of substitute drivers they're hiring isn't unusual. "We are always looking for more. Our drivers tend to have an older demographic," he said.