Ontario confirmed another 28 deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday and more than 1,600 patients hospitalized with the virus as hospitalizations continue to rise amid the sixth wave of the pandemic.
The health ministry says deaths have occurred in the past month, and the number of virus-related deaths now stands at 12,661.
Five of these deaths have been placed in long-term care homes.
The ministry also said 1,662 patients are currently hospitalized with the virus, up from 1,486 yesterday and 1,332 a week ago. Today is the most hospitalized patients since February 12.
The ministry says 45% of hospitalized patients were admitted for COVID-19-related reasons and 55% were admitted for other reasons, but also tested positive for the virus.
Among the hospitalized patients, 203 are in intensive care, which is 3 less than yesterday, but 21 more than a week ago.
Sixty-four percent of intensive care patients were admitted to COVID-19, and 36 percent were admitted for other reasons and subsequently tested positive for the virus.
According to the ministry, laboratories in Ontario have processed nearly 22,000 tests in the last 24 hours, producing a 16.8% positive result compared to 17.5% a week ago.
The province confirmed another 1,073 infections today, but health officials say that’s insufficient due to limited access to free PCR tests.
In recent cases, 599 of the individuals received three doses of vaccine, 247 received two doses, 104 were not fully vaccinated, and 123 had unknown vaccination status.
Last week, the head of the Ontario Scientific Advisory Table, Dr. Peter Juni, said cases seemed to have dropped after reaching between 100,000 and 120,000 new cases a day in early April, based on wastewater data. .
However, Infectious Diseases Specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch says infections are at their peak right now and residents need to be vigilant.
“In some parts of the province, there are some very early signs of wastewater or even downsizing, but these are very early signs. And you know, even if that’s true, even if it stands the test of time, even if we’re actually starting to see a real drop in cases, we’re very close to the top, maybe we’re above the top, but we’re still very close to the top, “Bogoch told CP24 on Wednesday morning.
“This means that there are more cases during this wave than at any other time during this wave. (To put it another way), there are a lot of COVIDs there. ”
So far, 92% of Ontario residents aged five and over have received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 91% have received two doses, and 56% have received three doses.
The numbers used in this story are in the Ontario Department of Health’s daily epidemiological summary COVID-19. The number of cases for each city or region may differ slightly from that reported by the province, as local units report figures at different times.
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