Ontario is reporting 96 more deaths linked to COVID-19 over the past seven days, making this the deadliest week of the seventh wave so far. The number of people in intensive care because of the virus increased slightly — 142 Thursday compared to 139 a week ago. On Thursday, Public Health Ontario also released its latest COVID-19 status report for the week July 31 to Aug. 6. Individuals in that age group also continue to have "much higher" rates of hospitalizations and deaths compared to all other age groups, PHO says. Experts have said reported case counts are a severe underestimate of the actual extent of COVID-19 activity in Ontario.

Source: CBC News August 12, 2022 16:51 UTC