Ontario is reporting 266 people in ICU due to COVID-19 and 1,290 in hospital overall testing positive for COVID-19, according to its latest report released Tuesday morning. The numbers represent a 29 per cent increase in the ICU COVID-19 count from last week and a 141.7 per cent increase in hospitalizations overall from last week. The seven-day rolling average of COVID-19 patients in ICU is 221. Because of Ontario’s strong uptake in vaccines, fully vaccinated people account for a large percentage of the overall population. Due to incomplete weekend and holiday reporting, vaccination status data for hospital and ICU admissions is not updated on Sundays, Mondays and the day after holidays.

Source: thestar January 05, 2022 05:00 UTC