Ontario COVID numbers: 1,074 people in hospital, 168 in intensive care – GLOBAL

April 6, 2022

Ontario is reporting 1,074 people in hospital with COVID on Wednesday, with 168 in intensive care.

This is down by 17 for hospitalizations and a decrease of five in ICUs since the previous day. Last Wednesday, there were 778 hospitalizations with 165 in ICU.

Of the 1,074 people in hospital with COVID-19, 46 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 54 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.

Of the 168 people in ICUs with the virus, 70 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while 30 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 3,444 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, though that is an underestimate of the true widespread transmission of the virus due to testing restrictions. The provincial case total now stands at 1,180,121.

Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/8739103/ontario-covid-cases-hospitalizations-april-6-coronavirus/