It is reduced by three for hospitalization and by one in the ICU from the previous day. Some experts have said that Ontario is entering a 6th wave of COVID as the data moves upwards. Last Friday, there were 667 hospitalizations with 161 in ICU. Of the 804 people hospitalized with COVID-19, 49 percent were admitted for the virus, while 51 percent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19. Of the 167 people in ICUs with the virus, 71% were admitted due to COVID, while 29% were admitted for other reasons.

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Ontario, meanwhile, also reported 3,519 new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, though this is an underestimation of the true prevalence of the virus due to testing limitations. The total number of cases in the province now amounts to 1,166,128. The death toll in the province rose to 12,451 as another 9 virus-related deaths were added. Trending Stories

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There are a total of 1,131,601 recurrences, which is about 97 percent of the known cases. Resolved cases increased by 2,173 compared to the previous day. For vaccinations, 90.9 percent of the population aged 12 and over is fully vaccinated. The coverage of the first installment amounts to 92.8%. The third-dose vaccine is 55.6 percent – more than 7.1 million Ontarians have received the booster vaccine. For young children aged five to 11 years, the coverage of the first dose is 55.6 percent with 33.2 percent being fully vaccinated. The province administered 9,618 doses in the last day. The government said 17,468 tests had been processed in the past 24 hours. There are 5,848 tests under investigation. The test rate is 16.4 percent, which is also higher than the 12.6 percent reported last Friday. The story goes on under the ad © 2022 Global News, part of Corus Entertainment Inc.