Ontario: 2021/2022 Covid Cases

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toron...2022-1.6639625

Another 120 people died from COVID-19 in Ontario this week. Here's what you need to know
New numbers come as province's top doctor says mask mandates not out of question amid 'triple threat'
CBC News · Posted: Nov 03, 2022 3:36 PM ET | Last Updated: November 3

Another 120 people have died as a result of COVID-19 in Ontario over the past week, while the province's reported hospitalizations linked to the virus dipped slightly but remain higher than they've been in eight months.

The newly reported data from the Ministry of Health shows the number of people in hospital with the virus dropped from 1,921 last week to 1,842 this week. Not since February has the province seen numbers of hospitalizations this high.

Of those in hospital, 140 are in intensive care, a slight drop from the 148 reported last Thursday.

Ontario's official COVID-19 death toll is now 14,844, inching closer to the 15,000-mark. Earlier this year, the province changed its reporting to exclude deaths not directly attributed to the virus.

The new numbers come as Ontario faces with its top doctor has called a "triple threat" of a bad flu season, COVID-19 and the resurgence of a viral illness in children known as RSV...

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Source: https://www.cp24.com/news/covid-19-d...-000-1.6157826

COVID-19 death toll in Ontario surpasses 15,000
Chris Fox, CP24.com Managing Digital Producer
Published Thursday, November 17, 2022 4:47PM EST
Last Updated Thursday, November 17, 2022 4:50PM EST

The number of Ontarians whose deaths have been linked to COVID-19 has surpassed 15,000.

The grim milestone was reached late last week but was not confirmed publicly at the time, as Ontario only updates its COVID-19 data on Thursdays.

The latest data suggests that another 105 net new deaths were added to Ontario’s pandemic over the last week, bringing the total number of fatalities linked to COVID-19 over the nearly three year life of the pandemic to 15,087.

Ontario previously reached 10,000 deaths on Nov. 30 of last year.

It should be noted that while a surge in respiratory infections has overwhelmed pediatric intensive care units in Ontario, the number of adults testing positive for COVID-19 in hospitals could be on the decline.

The latest data from the ministry reveals that there 1,390 people in hospital testing positive for COVID-19 as of Wednesday, down about 17 per cent from one week prior.

The number of those patients needing treatment in intensive care was also down about 17 per cent week-over-week and now stands at 119.

That is the lowest that number has been since Sept. 24...

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Source: https://www.cp24.com/news/data-conti...urge-1.6167557


Data continues to point to reduction in COVID-19 viral activity, even as influenza and RSV cases surge
Published Thursday, November 24, 2022 4:09PM EST
Last Updated Thursday, November 24, 2022 4:09PM EST

Most public health indicators continue to point to a reduction in COVID-19 viral activity, even as Ontario’s pediatric hospitals struggle to manage an influx of patients with other upper respiratory infections, such as influenza and RSV.

The latest data released by the Ministry of Health on Thursday showed that the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 has fallen to 1,166, with 130 of those people requiring treatment in intensive care.

That is down 16 per cent from this time last week when 1,390 people were testing positive for COVID-19 in Ontario hospitals, including 119 in intensive care...