Ontario reports 2,333 new coronavirus cases and 15 more deaths - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

Ontario reported more than 2,300 new COVID-19 cases for a second day in a row, as patients battling the disease in intensive care units across the province hit an all-time high.

Provincial health officials logged 2,333 new infections and 15 more deaths on Wednesday.

The seven-day rolling average is now 2,316, compared to 1,676 seven days ago.

Ontario logged 2,336 new cases on Tuesday, 2,094 on Monday and 2,448 on Sunday.

Of the latest fatalities, four are among long-term care home residents. The province’s virus-related death toll is now 7,366.

Ontario labs processed 52,532 tests in the past 24 hours, up from 36,071 the previous day.

The province’s positivity rate is now 4.8 per cent, compared to 6.2 per cent yesterday, according to the Ministry of Health.

COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise as the province combats a third wave of the virus.

According to the Ministry of Health, 1,111 people are in Ontario hospitals due to COVID-19 infection, compared to 1,090 a day ago.

Critical Care Services Ontario says there are 421 patients battling the virus in ICUs across the province, with 32 admitted yesterday. There were 410 patients in Ontario ICUs on Tuesday, according to CCSO.

Critical care physician at Michael Garron hospital Dr. Michael Warner says the government needs to implement more public health measures now before the situation worsens.

“Even if we implement significant public health measures today, we could see ICU numbers hit 500, but if we don't, that's when things could really get bad. So politics has to be set aside, we need to protect the health and safety of people. Set economic interests aside for now and get some control over what's happening to all of us right now,” Warner told CP24 Tuesday morning.

More to come.

The numbers used in this story are found in the Ontario Ministry of Health's COVID-19 Daily Epidemiologic Summary. The number of cases for any city or region may differ slightly from what is reported by the province, because local units report figures at different times.

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2021-03-31 14:21:00Z
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