The latest report comes as the province weathers a summer wave of virus infections driven by the BA.5 Omicron subvariant.
The latest weekly report on the virus in Ontario published said outbreaks in the sector had risen to 42 during the week of July 3 to 9.Ontario has stopped reporting daily updates on COVID-19 in long-term care homes, but Public Health Ontario is providing in weekly summary report on the disease.
Dr. Kieran Moore, the province’s chief medical officer of health, said this week that the wave could peak in the next two weeks, though it’s difficult to predict trends because the province has limited access to gold-standard PCR tests.Article content In addition to the 42 outbreaks in long-term care homes, there were 39 outbreaks reported in retirement homes over the July 3 to 9 period and 28 outbreaks reported in hospitals. Shelters reported 10 new outbreaks and group homes saw 25.
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