Ontario sees COVID-19 hospitalizations increase 40 per cent in one week
The Ministry of Health said there were 1,091 patients in hospital testing positive for COVID-19, up from 857 on Monday and 778 one week ago.Typically, about half of those admitted to acute care beds during the period of the Omicron variant were admitted for reasons other than COVID-19 but incidentally also tested positive for the virus.
There have been 65 COVID-19 deaths detected in the past seven days in the province and 341 in the past 30 days. There have been 12,479 confirmed deaths due to COVID-19 in Ontario since March 2020. Meanwhile, Toronto’s chief medical officer strongly encouraged all residents to wear masks in indoor public spaces, something that was legally required two weeks ago.
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