Ontario reports 1,332 COVID-19 hospitalizations as Paxlovid arrives at select pharmacies – CBC

13 more deaths linked to the virus also reported Wednesday

Apr 13, 2022

Ontario is reporting 1,332 people in hospital with COVID-19 Wednesday as pharmacies in the province begin distributing a pill to treat the virus.

Today’s hospitalizations mark a slight dip from Tuesday’s 1,366 but are up from 1,074 at this time last week.

Of the hospitalizations reported, there are 182 patients in intensive care. That’s also down from 190 a day earlier but up from 168 a week ago. Eighty-five patients are on ventilators due to the virus.

The province reported another 3,833 COVID-19 cases through limited PCR testing, with 23,618 tests completed the day before. However, Dr. Peter Jüni, who heads the province’s science advisory table, said last week the latest wastewater data suggests daily case counts for the virus are hovering around 100,000 to 120,000.

​Wednesday’s test positivity rate sits at 17.5, down from Tuesday’s 18.7 per cent.

The province also reported 13 more deaths linked to the virus, pushing Ontario’s total death toll to 12,583.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid19-ontario-april-13-2022-1.6418209