The numbers represent a 2.5 per cent decrease in the ICU as a result of COVID-19.
and 722 in hospital overall testing positive for COVID-19, according to its latest report released Saturday morning.
The numbers represent a 2.5 per cent decrease in the ICU COVID-19 count and a one per cent increase in hospitalizations overall. Twenty-eight per cent of the province’s 2,343 adult ICU beds remain available for new patients.that took effect Dec. 31, case counts — reported at 2,015 on Saturday, down five per cent from the previous day — are also not considered an accurate assessment of how widespread COVID-19 is right now.
Because of Ontario’s strong uptake in vaccines, fully vaccinated people account for a large percentage of the overall population. That means they would logically account for a higher percentage of people in hospital when looking at raw numbers. The province warns that due to the way data is collected its hospitalization by vaccination status numbers may not match broader hospital data as reported on any given day.
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