The Ontario Scientific Advisory Table will release a new modeling of COVID-19 today after the table leader said the number of daily cases seems to have slowed amid the sixth wave of the pandemic.
The table is set to release the new forecasts at 13:30, almost a month after the publication of the latest modeling.
On Wednesday, Dr Peter Juni, the scientific director of the table, said the latest wastewater data showed the province could have reached 100,000 cases of COVID-19 a day.
“We know we’ve slowed down. Is this a plateau now and are we staying on a high plateau? Will we go up again, especially after Easter? It will depend on us. Or will we start going down? We need a few more days of data to be a little more confident, but it certainly looks much better than six or seven days ago, “he told CP24.
He said the delay could be due to several factors, including accumulated immunity through vaccination and infection. He estimated that about six million Ontario residents have been infected with Omicron since December last year.
Last week, Juni said the province probably sees between 100,000 and 120,000 new COVID-19 infections every day.
Although cases appear to be slowing, June warned residents to stay vigilant, especially at Easter weekend gatherings.
“So I’m happy for this plateau, but I’d be even more excited if we were all a little more careful for a few more weeks,” he said.
On Wednesday, the province reported 1,332 hospitalizations with COVID-19, including 182 in intensive care. Provincial laboratories processed 23,618 tests, generating a positive test rate of at least 17.5 percent, according to the health ministry.
Yesterday, 13 net new deaths related to the virus were reported.
The latest modeling of the table says that employment in the hospital’s intensive care unit may increase to 300 patients by May due to the abolition of mask mandates and the infectious subcontractor BA.2 Omicron.
-With files by Brian Aguilar from CP24
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