Ontario reports 4,183 patients in hospital with COVID-19, at least 580 in the ICU

The number of patients in an Ontario hospital with COVID-19 rose to 4,183 on Tuesday as ICU admissions related to the virus reached 580.

That’s an increase of 296 hospitalizations over Monday’s report and an increase of two patients in intensive care.

Of the patients in hospital, 53.5 per cent were admitted due to a COVID-19-related illness and 46.5 per cent tested positive after they were admitted for another reason.

In the ICU, 82 per cent of the patients were admitted for COVID-19 while 18 per cent tested positive after the fact.

No information regarding the vaccination status of those in hospital or the ICU was released by the government Tuesday.