Ontario reports total of 2,279 COVID-19 hospitalizations, 319 ICU admissions
CTV
Ontario health officials are reporting that more than 300 people with COVID-19 are in intensive care units across the province on Thursday, as hospitals struggle to cope with the rising admissions.
For several days, the province has reported a daily increase in intensive care unit (ICU) admissions and hospitalizations. The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 rose from 2,081 on Wednesday to 2,279 on Thursday. Intensive care unit admissions jumped from 288 to 319.
During previous COVID-19 waves, health officials have said that it becomes nearly impossible to provide non-COVID-19-related medical care once there are more than 300 patients in the ICU.
Health Minister Christine Elliott said the seven-day rolling average of COVID-19 related patients in ICU is 252. The minister's office has called the growth in hospitalizations “explosive.”
The province said that of the 319 people in the ICU with COVID-19, 232 are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status and 87 are fully vaccinated.
