This is a reduction of 17 for hospitalization and a reduction of five in ICUs from the previous day. Last Wednesday, there were 778 hospitalizations with 165 in ICUs. Of the 1,074 people hospitalized with COVID-19, 46 percent were admitted for the virus, while 54 percent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19. Of the 168 people in ICUs with the virus, 70% were admitted due to COVID, while 30% were admitted for other reasons.

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Ontario, meanwhile, also reported 3,444 new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, though that underestimates the true spread of the virus due to testing restrictions. The total number of cases in the province now amounts to 1,180,121. The story goes on under the ad The death toll in the province rose to 12,511 as 32 more virus-related deaths were added. The report said 10 deaths occurred in the last month and the other 22 deaths occurred more than a month ago. There are a total of 1,142,051 recoveries, which is about 97 percent of the known cases. Resolved cases increased by 2,872 compared to the previous day. Trending Stories

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For vaccinations, 91 percent of the population aged 12 and over is fully vaccinated. The coverage of the first installment amounts to 92.9%. The third-dose vaccine is at 55.7 percent – more than 7.2 million Ontarians have received the booster vaccine. For young children aged five to 11 years, the coverage of the first dose is 55.7 percent with 33.7 percent being fully vaccinated. The province administered 8,664 doses in the last day. The government said 21,553 tests had been processed in the past 24 hours. There are 7,381 tests under investigation. The test rate is 18 percent, which is also up from 15.1 percent reported last Wednesday. The story goes on under the ad © 2022 Global News, part of Corus Entertainment Inc.