However, it should be noted that some hospitals don’t submit data over the weekend.Ī week ago, the ministry reported 1,730 COVID-19 hospitalizations.įorty-two per cent of current hospitalized patients were admitted for COVID-19-related reasons, while 58 per cent were admitted for other reasons but subsequently tested positive for the virus.Īmong those in hospital, 202 are in intensive care, down nine from yesterday and down 17 from a week ago. Health officials say there have been 1,699 patients with the virus in Ontario hospitals in the past 24 hours, a notable rise from 1,423 a day ago. Since March 2020, the province has reported 12,858 virus-related deaths. Two of the deaths were long-term care home residents. The Ministry of Health says 15 of the latest deaths occurred in the last month and one fatality was added to the cumulative total due to data cleaning. Ontario confirmed 16 more COVID-19 deaths and nearly 1,700 hospitalizations on Tuesday.
