Ontario reports 11,352 COVID cases on Tuesday as hospital admissions and those in intensive care units continue to rise. The total provincial case is now at 816,450.
Over the past three days, there were 13,578 new infections on Monday, 16,714 reported on Sunday and a record 18,445 new cases on Saturday. However, due to recent changes in eligibility for testing, the province warns that the counts are an underestimation of the true spread of the virus in the community.
Of the 11,352 newly registered cases, the data showed that 1,647 were unvaccinated, 445 were partially vaccinated, 9,040 were fully vaccinated, and for 219 people, vaccination status was unknown.
For the regional division, 2,480 cases were recorded in Toronto, 1,486 in the Peel region, 1,059 in the York region, 635 in the Durham region and 612 in Waterloo. All other local public health units reported fewer than 600 new cases in the provincial report.
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Hospital admissions in Ontario
Ontario reported 1,290 people in general hospital wards with COVID-19 (up from 58 from the previous day) with 266 patients in intensive care units (up with 18).
Hospital admissions and admissions to intensive care units continue to increase daily, while Ontario struggles to contain Omicron.
By comparison, the province in the third wave peak in April, which was the worst wave of hospitalizations, saw nearly 2,400 patients in regular hospital wards and as many as 900 patients in intensive care units with COVID among a population that was highly unvaccinated.
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Deaths, vaccinations, cures, active cases, 7-day average, testing, test positivity
The death toll in the province has risen to 10,239 as 10 more virus-related deaths were reported.
From kl. On Monday, there are more than 11.4 million people who are fully immunized with two doses, which is 88.2 percent of the population aged 12 and older. The first dose coverage is 90.9 per cent.
The province administered 148,577 doses on the last day. There are more than 3.8 million Ontarians who have received a booster shot.
For young children aged five to 11 years, the coverage of the first dose is 44.1 percent with 1.7 percent now fully vaccinated.
Meanwhile, 672,081 residents of Ontario were reported to have recovered from COVID-19, which is 82 percent of known cases. Clarified cases increased by 7,519 from the previous day.
Active cases in Ontario now stand at 134,130 – up from last week, when it was 70,391. At the peak of the second wave in January, active cases hit just over 30,000. In the third wave in April, active cases peaked at 43,000.
The average of seven days has now reached 14,435 as the daily number of cases due to Omicron continues to hover around unprecedented heights.
The government said 49,737 tests were processed in the previous 24 hours. There are currently 93,449 tests under investigation.
The test positivity hit 30.9 percent, meaning that almost 1 in 3 tests returns positive for COVID. Last week, the test positivity was 24.9 per cent.
However, Ontario officials have recently changed test eligibility for those seeking a PCR test to detect COVID-19 for only the most high-risk populations such as health care, long-term care, those living and working in community settings, and so on.
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Here is a breakdown of the total cases in Ontario by gender and age:
- 404,379 people are men – an increase of 5,122 cases.
- 409,016 people are women – an increase of 6,195 cases.
- 24,224 people are under the age of four – an increase of 308 cases.
- 51,641 people are 5 to 11 – an increase of 665 cases.
- 74,766 people are 12 to 19 – an increase of 1,030 cases.
- 313,717 people are 20 to 39 – an increase of 4,431 cases.
- 224,820 people are 40 to 59 – an increase of 3,298 cases.
- 97,407 people are 60 to 79 – an increase of 1,300 cases.
- 29,709 people are 80 and over – an increase of 318 cases.
- The province notes that not all cases have a reported age or gender.
Here is a breakdown of the total deaths related to COVID-19 by age:
- Deaths reported aged 19 and under: Eight
- Deaths reported ranging in age from 20 to 39: 113
- Deaths reported aged 40 to 59: 736
- Deaths reported aged 60 to 79: 3,397
- Deaths reported aged 80 and older: 5,984
- The province notes that there may be a reporting delay for deaths and data
Cases, Deaths, and Outbreaks in Long Term Nursing Homes in Ontario
According to the Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care, there have been 3,835 deaths reported among residents and patients in long-term care homes in Ontario, which is unchanged since the previous day. A total of 13 virus-related deaths have been reported among staff.
There are 135 current outbreaks in the homes, which has increased by 5 from the day before.
The ministry also stated that there are currently 499 active cases among long-term care workers and 874 active cases among staff – an increase of 35 and up by 56 respectively within the last 24 hours.
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