Ontario: 2021/2022 Covid Cases

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8908314/ontario-covid-cases-hospitalizations-june-9-coronavirus/

Ontario COVID numbers: 549 people in hospital, 118 in intensive care
By Gabby Rodrigues Global News
Posted June 9, 2022 10:25 am

Ontario is reporting 549 people in hospital with COVID on Thursday, with 118 in intensive care.

This is up by 27 for hospitalizations and an increase of four for ICUs since the previous day.

Last Thursday, there were 670 hospitalizations with 119 in ICU.

According to latest data for hospitalizations, 58 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19. For those in ICUs, 36 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 907 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday, though that is an underestimate of the true widespread transmission of the virus due to PCR testing eligibility. The provincial case total now stands at 1,310,525.

The death toll in the province has risen to 13,314 from the previous day as 10 new virus-related death were added. Three of the deaths occurred more than a month ago and were added following data cleanup, according to the report...

 

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8911373/ontario-covid-cases-hospitalizations-june-10-coronavirus/

Ontario COVID numbers: 536 people in hospital, 110 in intensive care
By Gabby Rodrigues Global News
Posted June 10, 2022 10:30 am

Ontario is reporting 536 people in hospital with COVID on Friday, with 110 in intensive care.

This is down by 13 for hospitalizations and a decrease of eight for ICUs since the previous day as hospitals report a week-over-week decline.

Last Friday, there were 669 hospitalizations with 117 in ICU.

According to latest data for hospitalizations, 58 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19. For those in ICUs, 35 per cent were admitted for other reasons....

 

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8914918/ontario-covid-cases-hospitalizations-june-12-coronavirus/

Ontario COVID numbers: 370 people in hospital, 112 in intensive care
By Isaac Callan Global News
Posted June 12, 2022 11:01 am

There are 370 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Sunday, according to data released by the provincial government.

There are also 112 people in an Ontario intensive care unit with or due to the virus.

The latest data represents a continuing decline in COVID-related hospitalizations. The numbers mean there are 158 fewer people in hospital Sunday compared to Saturday, with a week-on-week drop of 49 hospitalizations.

COVID-19 data may be lower on Sundays as some hospitals do not report over the weekend...

 

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Source: https://www.cp24.com/news/ontario-r...for-first-time-in-more-than-a-month-1.5944449

Ontario reports no net new deaths from COVID-19 for first time in more than a month
Chris Fox, CP24.com Managing Digital Producer
Published Monday, June 13, 2022 10:37AM EDT
Last Updated Monday, June 13, 2022 11:06AM EDT

Ontario is reporting no net new deaths from COVID-19 for the first time in more than a month, alongside another week-over-week drop in hospitalizations.

It is the first time since May 9 that a 24-hour period went by without any additional deaths being added to the province’s COVID-19 tally, which remains stuck at 13,338.

Meanwhile, all other public health indicators continue to show improvement ahead of a summer that most epidemiologists and public health experts say will see comparatively low levels of viral activity.

The latest data from the Ministry of Health suggests that there are 370 people in hospital with COVID-19.

That number represents an incomplete census as many hospitals don’t report occupancy data on weekends. However, it is down 14 per cent from this time last week and nearly 40 per cent from two weeks ago.

Of the people hospitalized with COVID-19, a total of 112 are in intensive care. At this time last week 116 COVID patients were in ICU units.

Positivity rates on PCR testing are also trending downwards.

Over the last 24 hours 6.5 per cent of all tests processed in Ontario’s labs came back positive, resulting in just 357 confirmed cases. That is the lowest number of new lab-confirmed cases in any 24-hour period since Nov. 2...

 

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Source: https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-...9-hospitalizations-5-net-new-deaths-1.5945945

Decrease in Ontario's COVID-19 hospitalizations appears to be slowing
Hannah Alberga
CTV News Toronto Multi-Platform Writer
Published June 14, 2022 10:36 a.m. EDT

Recent decreases in COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ontario appear to be slowing, new data released Tuesday suggests.

According to the Ministry of Health, 512 people in hospital have tested positive for COVID-19, a 2.7 per cent drop from last Tuesday. For context, a week before that, COVID-19 hospitalizations dropped from 808 to 526 -- marking a decrease of 34.9 per cent.

Meanwhile, Ontario's wastewater data is beginning to tick upward after a steep downward slope began at the end of April.

Intensive care occupancy remains steady with six more patients seeking care due to the virus since a day earlier, bringing the number of admissions to 116...

 

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Ontario reports 8 more COVID-19 deaths, drop in hospitalizations
Toronto hospital
Kerrisa Wilson, CP24 Web Content Writer
Published Wednesday, June 15, 2022 10:44AM EDT
Last Updated Wednesday, June 15, 2022 11:24AM EDT

Ontario reported eight more COVID-19-related deaths on Wednesday as hospitalizations and ICU occupancy declined.

The Ministry of Health reported eight net new deaths which occurred over the past month.

There have been 13,351 virus-related deaths in the province since March 2020.

There are currently 506 patients with the virus in Ontario hospitals, down from 512 yesterday and from 522 a week ago.

Of those hospitalized patients, 43 per cent were admitted with the virus and 57 per cent were admitted for other reasons and subsequently tested positive for the virus.

Meanwhile, 115 of those hospitalized patients are in intensive care, down one from yesterday and up one from a week ago.

The ministry says 53 per cent of ICU patients were admitted with COVID and 47 per cent were admitted for other reasons and tested positive for the virus.

Officials say 49 ICU patients are breathing with the help of a ventilator.

Ontario labs processed 10,385 tests in the past 24 hours, producing a positivity rate of 6.9 per cent, up from 6.4 per cent a week ago...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-ontario-weekly-reporting-1.6492219

Ontario officially moves to weekly reporting of COVID-19 data. Here's what the latest numbers show
As of Thursday, there were 491 people with COVID-19 in hospitals with 109 in ICU
CBC News · Posted: Jun 17, 2022 11:31 AM ET | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

Ontario has officially switched to weekly reporting of COVID-19 data, after more than two years of daily updates.

The last daily data came on Thursday. The change means that, for data specifically, CBC News will also move to publishing weekly stories. The Ministry of Health says that its databases will be refreshed by 2 p.m. on Thursdays.

Providing a clear, full picture about the state of COVID-19 in Ontario has become increasingly difficult over the last several months, after the province restricted lab testing and stopped providing school-related data publicly.

As of Thursday, there were 491 people with COVID-19 in hospitals. That's down from 536 at the same time last week.

Of those patients, 109 were being treated in intensive care. Roughly 55 per cent of people in ICU were admitted due to symptoms from the illness, while 45 per cent were already in critical care when they tested positive for the virus...

 

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Source: https://www.cp24.com/news/ontario-reports-21-covid-19-deaths-in-the-last-week-1.5960441


Ontario reports 21 COVID-19 deaths in the last week
Katherine DeClerq, CTV News Toronto Multi-Platform Writer
Published Thursday, June 23, 2022 3:56PM EDT
Last Updated Thursday, June 23, 2022 3:56PM EDT

Ontario officials have confirmed 21 new COVID-19 deaths over the last week while hospitalizations related to the disease continue to slowly drop.

Provincial data about COVID-19 is now released weekly in Ontario every Thursday at 2 p.m.

The most recent data shows 486 people are being treated with COVID-19 in Ontario hospitals. This represents a slight dip from the 491 patients in hospital reported a week before.

Of those in hospital, about 43 per cent are being treated specifically for COVID-19 while the rest of the patients tested positive after admission.

There are 96 people in intensive care with COVID-19 as of June 23 and the province says that about 61 per cent were admitted due to the novel coronavirus.

A week ago there were 109 COVID-19 patients in ICU...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-covid-19-ba5-wave-1.6512283

Ontario's 7th COVID-19 wave is here, top doctor confirms amid exponential growth
Test positivity above 10% for 1st time since May, says province's science advisory table
Shanifa Nasser · CBC News · Posted: Jul 06, 2022 3:22 PM ET | Last Updated: 13 minutes ago

Ontario has officially entered its seventh wave of COVID-19, driven this time by the Omicron BA.5 subvariant, the province's top doctor confirms.

"Sadly yes, we're in another wave," Dr. Kieran Moore told CBC News Wednesday after Ontario's COVID-19 science advisory table pointed to exponential growth in most public health units.

Moore says the province is now reviewing further eligiblity for booster doses and that a decision on that will be coming soon.

The BA.5 subvariant has been rising slowly since early June but really started to "take off" mid-month, becoming a dominant strain, Moore said. Ontario can likely expect another four to five weeks in this wave, which is now in about its third week, he added...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-ontario-july-7-2022-1.6513337

Ontario's COVID-19 test positivity climbs to 13.5% as new details of 7th wave emerge
Hospitalizations, ICU admissions also on the rise; greatest jump in cases among children 4 and under
Shanifa Nasser, Lucas Powers · CBC News · Posted: Jul 07, 2022 2:23 PM ET | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

New details are emerging about the severity of Ontario's newest wave of COVID-19, with the province reporting another 33 deaths related to the virus over the last week, as well as rising numbers of hospitalizations and ICU admissions.

Test positivity has also climbed to 13.5, the highest percentage reported since May, it reported Thursday.

The province said there are now 712 hospitalizations due to COVID-19, up from 585 at this time last week. There are 110 patients in intensive care due to the virus, up from 95 last Thursday.

The new numbers come as Public Health Ontario released its latest weekly epidemiological summary, which noted the province's seventh wave of COVID-19 began as early as June 19. Ontario's top doctor only confirmed the newest wave Wednesday, saying the province is now in its third week of the spike...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-covid-update-july-14-2022-1.6520897

7th wave of COVID-19 rising across the province, Public Health Ontario's latest report says
Case counts remain an 'underestimate' due to limited testing, provincial data collection, PHO says
CBC News · Posted: Jul 14, 2022 4:23 PM ET | Last Updated: July 14

Cases of COVID-19 continue to rise across Ontario with most measures showing increases week-by-week since the seventh wave of the pandemic was declared on June 19.

In the last week, the province has reported 985 hospitalizations, of which 118 were in intensive care. Of those patients in ICUs, 48 required the use of a ventilator to breathe.

Thirty-nine people died last week from the novel coronavirus. An average of 29 to 35 weekly deaths have been reported in the last three weeks.

In its latest weekly epidemiological summary, released on Thursday, Public Health Ontario says cases are rising in 31 out of 34 of the province's public health units...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/covid19-ottawa-cases-july-19-2022-1.6524934

Ottawa pandemic trends keep rising, notably outbreaks and its hospital load
Its active COVID-19 outbreak count has more than quadrupled this month
CBC News · Posted: Jul 19, 2022 1:03 PM ET | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Recent developments:

Most of Ottawa's pandemic trends rise further, others remain high.
A main COVID-19 test site won't close Wednesday as planned.
15,000 vaccine doses for Ottawans last week is an increase from previous weeks.
There's a new patient limit at a Kingston urgent care clinic.
Hospitalizations jump in the Belleville area.

The region is in the seventh wave of the COVID-19 pandemic driven by the BA.5 coronavirus subvariant. It's the first early-summer wave.

In its most recent weekly update, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) said the city's test positivity percentage was very high and its coronavirus wastewater levels were high.

OPH specifically called on more than 250,000 residents with just two vaccine doses to get a third, saying the protection offered by two doses alone is no longer enough...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-pediatric-covid-vaccine-appointments-1.6527471

Ontario reports 62 new COVID-19 deaths this week, opens vaccines to kids under 5
Ford government has also extended its offer of 3 paid sick days as cases climb
CBC News · Posted: Jul 21, 2022 11:13 AM ET | Last Updated: 20 minutes ago

Ontario is opening COVID-19 vaccine appointments for children aged six months to five years old next week and extending the program for three paid sick days until March 2023 as the seventh wave continues with more hospitalizations and deaths.

The province reported 62 new deaths linked to COVID-19 this week, up from 39 the week before. There are now 1,483 people in hospital with the virus and 126 requiring intensive care. Those figures are up from 985 and 118 at the same time last week.

Test positivity on Thursday was 15 per cent, with just over 14,000 tests completed...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-covid-19-july-28-latest-1.6535229

Ontario reports 82 new COVID-19 deaths over past week, up from 62
Number is more than double the number of new deaths reported at the start of July
CBC News · Posted: Jul 28, 2022 2:52 PM ET | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

Ontario is reporting 82 new deaths linked to COVID-19 over the past week, up from 62 the week before, according to the latest provincial data.

The number is more than double the number of new deaths reported at the start of July. The province reported 33 new deaths over the period from July 1 to 7.

The new numbers come as the province contends with a seventh wave of the virus, driven largely by the BA.5 Omicron subvariant, which was declared to have officially begun June 19.

The province is also reporting 1,492 patients hospitalized with the virus, 138 of whom are in intensive care. Of those, 63 patients are on a ventilator.

Those figures are up from 1,483 people in hospital with the virus and 126 requiring intensive care this time last week.

Test positivity was 14.2 per cent Thursday, compared with 15 per cent the same time last week. However that figure is based on testing volume which was down from 14,039 last Thursday to 12,396.

This past January, the province moved to limit PCR testing to high-risk populations and settings only. Experts have said reported case counts are a severe underestimate of the actual extent of COVID-19 in Ontario...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-ontario-aug-4-2022-7th-wave-1.6541543

Ontario reports 80 more COVID-19 deaths, marking 2nd-deadliest week of 7th wave
Number of people in hospital down slightly but ICU numbers about the same as last week
CBC News · Posted: Aug 04, 2022 4:53 PM ET | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

Ontario is reporting 80 more deaths linked to COVID-19 over the past seven days, making this week the second-deadliest of the seventh wave so far.

Last week, the province reported 82 deaths linked to the virus.

Newly released data from the Ministry of Health shows the number of people in hospital with the virus is down slightly from 1492 this time last week to 1474 on Thursday.

The number of people in intensive care because of the virus stayed about the same — 139 Thursday compared with 138 a week ago.

The new numbers come as the province continues to grapple with a seventh wave of the virus, driven largely by the BA.5 Omicron subvariant. The province has said the seventh wave officially began June 19...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-ontario-aug-11-2022-7th-wave-1.6548654

Ontario reports 96 new COVID-19 deaths, a new 7th-wave high
New numbers come a week after province's top doctor says 7th wave has peaked
CBC News · Posted: Aug 11, 2022 3:49 PM ET | Last Updated: August 11

Ontario is reporting 96 more deaths linked to COVID-19 over the past seven days, making this the deadliest week of the seventh wave so far.

The news comes one week after Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore told reporters the latest wave of the virus, driven by the BA.5 Omicron subvariant has peaked. The province has said the seventh wave officially began June 19.

Deaths are considered a "lagging indicator," one of a number of severe outcomes that could continue to rise even after a wave peaks.

Newly released data from the Ministry of Health Thursday shows the number of people in hospital with the virus is down slightly from 1474 this time last week to 1382.

The number of people in intensive care because of the virus increased slightly — 142 Thursday compared to 139 a week ago...

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-ontario-aug-18-2022-7th-wave-1.6555144

Ontario's reported COVID-19 deaths drop after 7th-wave high
Province reports 56 new deaths over the past week, down from 96 the week before
CBC News · Posted: Aug 18, 2022 2:47 PM ET | Last Updated: 3 hours ago

Ontario is reporting 56 more deaths linked to COVID-19 over the past seven days, a marked drop from its seventh-wave high of 96 the week before.

The news comes two weeks after Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore told reporters the latest wave of the virus, driven by the BA.5 Omicron subvariant, has peaked. The province has said the seventh wave officially began June 19.

Deaths are considered a "lagging indicator," one of a number of severe outcomes that can continue to rise even after a wave peaks.

Newly released data from the Ministry of Health Thursday shows the number of people in hospital with the virus is down slightly from 1382 this time last week to 1328.

The number of people in intensive care because of the virus dropped slightly — 137 Thursday compared to 142 a week ago...