Ontario reports 31 COVID-related deaths as expert says province has likely hit peak of 6th wave – CBC

Some 1,698 people are hospitalized with the virus

May 04, 2022

Ontario is reporting 1,698 COVID-19 hospitalizations and 31 more deaths linked to the virus Wednesday, as the head of the science table says the province has likely reached the peak of the sixth wave of the pandemic.

Dr. Peter Jüni, the director of Ontario’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, said hospitalizations and infections seen in wastewater data are gradually slowing down.

“I think we’re on the right track,” Jüni told CBC News Network Tuesday. “If it continues to [decrease], the way we are looking right now we should be getting back to normal over the next few weeks.”

But Jüni warned “it’s important not to get ahead of ourselves,” adding that Ontarians should continue to wear masks and limit contacts when possible.

“Right now, it looks as if it indeed could be the peak and perhaps in a week or so we could see a downward trend.”

The province is now seeing an estimated 80,000 to 90,000 new daily virus infections through wastewater data, according to Jüni.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-covid19-update-may-4-2022-1.6440713