Ontario's COVID-19 hospitalizations, positivity rate drop to levels not seen since last year, 17 deaths logged
CTV
Ontario’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and positivity rate have dropped to levels not seen since late December as the province reports 17 new deaths due to the virus.
Ontario Minister of Health Christine Elliott said that 1,056 patients are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, although not all hospitals provide data on weekends.
In the ICU, 324 people with COVID-19 are seeking care – the lowest number of admissions since Jan. 6 when there were 319.
The province did not provide the data breaking down how many patients were admitted for COVID-19 and how many patients that were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19 while in hospital on Sunday.
Ontario health officials are reporting 19 deaths related to COVID-19 that occured in the past thirty days. However, two deaths were removed from the database due to data cleaning, the ministry says, resulting in 17 net deaths.
