Tuesday’s report marks a 38 percent increase in hospitalizations over the past seven days. Of Tuesday’s hospitals, 184 patients are unvaccinated and 671 are fully vaccinated. The vaccination status of the other patients is unknown. Forty-six percent of patients admitted to hospital for COVID-19 were admitted for COVID-19 on Tuesday, while the remaining 54 percent tested positive for irrelevant admission. In ICUs, these percentages are 67 percent and 33 percent, respectively. Of the Ontario patients currently being treated for COVID-19 in the ICU, 33 are unvaccinated and 68 are fully vaccinated. The vaccination status of the other patients is unknown. Officials also reported nine new deaths due to COVID-19. Officials said six of the deaths occurred in the last 30 days, while three of them occurred a month ago. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 12,479 people have lost their lives due to the disease. With 14,474 tests processed in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health says the province’s positive rate is about 18 percent. The county reported 1,991 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, but health officials have warned the number is underestimated due to testing restrictions and delays. Sewage data, provided by the Ontario COVID-19 Scientific Table, confirm a provincial increase in pollution. In almost every area of the province, the concentration of the disease in sewage has begun to increase. The county estimates that 2,117 more cases of the disease will be resolved by Tuesday, bringing the number of recovering patients in Ontario to 1,139,179. Today’s report brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases in Ontario to 1,176,677.
