Ontario COVID-19 hospitalizations decrease, 47 additional deaths reported

The province is reporting 47 additional deaths as Ontario hospitalization numbers remain relatively stable over the past few days.

Ontario is seeing an additional 4,026 hospitalizations related to COVID-19 on Saturday, a decrease compared to the day before.

Fifty-six per cent of patients were admitted for COVID-19, and 44 per cent were hospitalized for other reasons but tested positive for the virus, according to Health Minister Christine Elliott.

This is the fifth consecutive day the province has been above the 4,000 mark with hospitalizations.

In ICU, there are 600 people with COVID-19, which went up by 10 in the past day.

 

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Elliott said 81 per cent of the patients in intensive care were admitted for the virus, while the 19 per cent were admitted for other reasons, but tested positive.

Meanwhile, 91.6 per cent of Ontarians 12 years of age and older have one dose of a vaccine, and 88.9 per cent are double vaccinated.

More than 104,000 vaccine doses have been administered in the past day, bringing the total in Ontario to 29,977,268.

The province has confirmed there are 6,473 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday — health officials are warning the number of infections is much higher due to the province’s testing capacity and accessibility.

In the past 24 hours, 36,396 tests have been completed, with a test positivity rate of 15.9 per cent.