Ontario reports another 70 COVID-19 deaths as ICU patients decrease

Ontario is reporting another 70 deaths related to COVID-19 while the number of patients being treated with the disease in intensive care continues to drop.

On Thursday, health officials confirmed that at least 3,645 people with COVID-19 are in hospital, including 599 people in intensive care units (ICU).

This is the first time the number of COVID-19 patients in ICU has been below 600 since last Friday.

About 82 per cent of ICU patients were admitted for reasons related to the disease, while the rest tested positive after being admitted for other ailments.

Fifty-seven per cent of hospitalized patients were admitted for COVID-19.