Eliot spoke to reporters at a news conference in Toronto on Thursday, where she and other county officials announced new funding for North York General Hospital. The minister was asked if there was a limit to hospitalizations or admissions to the ICU at which the government could reinstate restrictions such as coverage or stop further reopening in late April. “At this point we do not seem to need to take further precautions,” Eliot said. However, he said the province relies on the advice of Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kieran Moore. “There is really no surprise here,” he said when asked about the growing number of COVID-19-related treatments, saying it was expected that key indicators would increase as the restrictions were lifted.
“We must go on with our lives”
Eliot was also asked why Dr. Moore stopped conducting regular media updates on the pandemic and was not available for interviews despite the increase in numbers. In it, he said, Moore “does its job” of assessing COVID-19 and that “it’s good news” that he does not report regularly because “we are now at a stage where our pandemic has peaked.” “We have to go on with our lives and learn to live with COVID as it still exists with us,” he said. Ontario reported another 3,139 cases of COVID-19 through limited PCR testing on Thursday, marking the first time the cases had exceeded 3,000 since Feb. 10. The modeling suggests that the actual number of cases is 10 times greater than the reported number. Dr Peter Jüni, who heads the province’s COVID-19 scientific advisory panel, said on Wednesday that he estimated the actual number of cases across the province at between 30,000 and 35,000 based on sewage monitoring data. On the issue of possible fourth installments, Eliot said the National Immunization Advisory Committee (NACI) is expected to issue its guidance in the coming days, after which Dr. Moore will consider them before making recommendations for Ontario.
Hospitals increase, 6 new deaths
Ontario, meanwhile, reported 807 people were treated for COVID-19 on Thursday, with 166 of those patients in need of intensive care. The number of hospitalizations increases from 778 on Wednesday and 661 a week ago. Of the admissions reported, the number of patients in intensive care increased by one from 165 reported the day before and 165 reported this period last week. According to the Ministry of Health, 48 percent of those admitted were admitted specifically for treatment of symptoms caused by the virus, while the rest were admitted for other reasons and then tested positive. Meanwhile, 74 percent of people in the ICU were admitted because of COVID-19, while the rest were added for other reasons and then tested positive for the virus. Meanwhile, the Ford government announced Wednesday that it will continue to provide free rapid antigen testing until July 31, as health experts say a sixth wave of COVID-19 is underway with hospitalization and cases rising. On Wednesday, 18,318 tests were completed with 6,284 currently pending. The six additional deaths reported bring the total death toll in the province to 12,433. Here are some other key pandemic indicators and data from Daily provincial information of the Ministry of Health: Active cases: 20,748. Test-through rate across the province: 16 percent, up from Wednesday’s 15.1 percent. ICU patients who need a ventilator to breathe: 93. Long-term care homes on the rise: 59. Vaccinations: 9,457 doses of vaccine were given Wednesday in Ontario with a total of 32,064,229 given to date. Ninety percent of Ontario residents aged five and over have received at least one dose, while just over 86.5 percent have taken two doses.
