After more than two years fighting COVID-19, some medical experts in Ontario say the province has entered a sixth wave.
"There are more cases now than there were a week ago and two weeks ago," infectious disease expert Dr. Isaac Bogoch said Tuesday.Bogoch said Ontario should "watch the hospitalizations closely" over the next few weeks.
With access to PCR testing limited, the exact number of Ontarians infected with COVID-19 remains elusive. Using viral signals in wastewater, the province’s science advisory puts the doubling rate at every 9.6 days.790 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Tuesday, including 165 patients in intensive care.
The rise in hospitalizations is worrying to the CEO of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario. Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health says the province has the tools to handle the impact of COVID-19.
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