Ontario reports less than 2,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations on Thursday

Ontario has changed the eligibility for publicly funded COVID-19 testing. As a result, the daily case numbers provided by Ontario Public Health are not an accurate reflection of how many cases there are in the province.

Ontario reported that 1,897 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 on Thursday, and 44 new deaths have taken place.

This is the first time Ontario has reported fewer than 2,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations since early January.

Hospitalizations have decreased 162 patients since Wednesday. There are 445 patients in ICU, down four from Wednesday.

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Of the 445 patients in ICU, 76% were admitted due to COVID-19 while 24% were admitted for other reasons and tested positive for the virus.

445 people are in ICU with #COVID19. 76% of patients admitted to the ICU were admitted for COVID-19 and 24% were admitted for other reasons but have tested positive for COVID-19.

There are 3,201 new cases of COVID-19.

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) February 10, 2022

The province reported at least 3,201 new COVID-19 cases. To date, Ontario has reported 11,988 deaths from COVID-19.