Hospitalizations on the rise amid 6th wave of COVID-19 in Ontario
Posted April 7, 2022 11:14 am.
Last Updated April 7, 2022 12:46 pm.
Ontario’s hospitalization numbers have increased once again as the province deals with the sixth wave spike of COVID-19 cases.
According to the Ontario government’s data reporting on Thursday, 1,126 patients are in hospitals across the province because of COVID-19 — an increase from 1,074 the day before.
There are 159 people in intensive care units, a decrease from 168 reported on Wednesday. ICU admissions have been cited as a lagging indicator due to the progression of the virus.
Officials also reported 16 more deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the total number to 12,527.
There were also 4,224 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported on Thursday elevating the cumulative total of lab-confirmed cases to 1,184,345.
But with restricted eligibility for PCR testing, the day-over-day number is believed to be an underrepresentation of the total number of COVID-19 cases in the province.
The head of Ontario’s science table indicated Wednesday wastewater triangulation data shows there could be up to 100,000 new cases of COVID-19 per day.
As of today, anyone over the age of 60 years old is eligible to receive a fourth shot of the COVID-19 vaccine three months after their last shot, although five months is the recommended interval.
