Ontario reports just over 1,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations, 39 new net deaths

Ontario officials are reporting just over 1,000 patients in hospital with COVID-19, the lowest count since late December.

Ontario Minister of Health Christine Elliott said that 1,003 patients are currently hospitalized with COVID-19.

Of those hospitalizations, 49 per cent were admitted with COVID-19 and 51 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for the virus while in hospital.

In the ICU, 297 people with COVID-19 are seeking care – the lowest number of admissions since early January.

Ontario Minister of Health Christine Elliott said that of the 297 patients in ICU with COVID-19, 76 per cent were admitted for COVID-19 and 24 per cent were admitted for other reasons but have now tested positive for the virus