The press conference, which will be Moore’s first since early March, comes after an Ontario Public Health report showed COVID-19 cases, test-positive rates and hospitalizations had risen since on March 21, when the province ended. mandatory coverage in most interiors. Moore is scheduled to speak at 1 p.m. ET at Queen’s Park. You will be able to watch it live in this story. “The full impact of the mask lift and other measures may not yet be noticeable, given the limited suitability of PCR tests and delayed hospitalization data,” the report said. He proposes restoring indoor coverage and extending coverage orders to high-risk environments as possible elements of a “flat” strategy to mitigate the increase in cases. The county has set April 27 as the date it plans to eliminate all remaining restrictions on COVID-19, including coverage in long-term care homes, nursing homes, health care facilities, prisons, shelters and dormitories. An Ontario Public Health report showing COVID-19 cases, test-positive rates and hospitalizations has risen since March 21, when the county ended compulsory indoor coverage, suggests reintroducing some measures to mitigate the increase in cases. (Evan Mitsui / CBC)
The report also warns that the number of Ontario children with severe COVID-19 disease is likely to increase due to increased transmissibility of the BA.2 subtype of the virus, the lifting of public health measures and the limited suitability of vaccines and two doses of coverage. in people under 12 years. The BA.2 subtype is now the dominant strain in the last wave of the pandemic, the document states. The percentage of samples identified as BA.2 rose from 12.3 percent in the week of February 13 to 54 percent in the week of March 13, he said.

Daily cases range from 100,000 to 120,000

Meanwhile, sewage monitoring shows that cases have increased from mid to late March. The scientific director of the Ontario COVID-19 Advisory Group said the latest sewage data suggests that daily numbers of cases of the virus range from 100,000 to 120,000. Dr. Peter Jüni, who leads the scientific panel, said last week that it was unclear how long the pandemic wave would last, as test limits make it difficult to know how many people are infected and have some immunity. Hospital admissions rose 40% last week from the previous week, although they fell sharply over the weekend. However, it is important to note that over 10 percent of hospitals do not report their data on weekends. Asked several times why Moore did not give a press conference in recent weeks as the county sees increased cases and hospitalization, Health Minister Christine Eliot said the increase was expected as the county reopened and officials would continue to follow his advice. . “Dr. Moore has recommended that the masks only need to be worn in some cases in hospitals, long-term care homes and other facilities where it is necessary to protect people,” Eliot told the legislature on Thursday. “If Dr. Moore changes his mind in the coming days, we will make these changes as necessary, but when it comes to mask use it is voluntary, although most people choose to wear masks in busy public places and we expect that you will continue to do so. “ Last week, the county expanded its suitability for fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccine to people aged 60 and over, as well as to indigenous people and their adult household members. The fourth installments were already available to long-term care and immunocompromised residents in Ontario.

1,090 hospitalizations were reported

Ontario, meanwhile, reported 1,090 people in hospital with COVID-19 on Monday, up from 977 the previous day and 857 at that time last week. Of this number, 184 patients are admitted to the intensive care unit, from 173 a day earlier and 168 a week ago. Eighty-two patients are on respirators due to the virus. The county reported another 2,401 cases of COVID-19 through limited PCR testing, with 12,149 tests completed the previous day. The test positive rate is 17.6 percent. Three more virus-related deaths were also reported, bringing the total number of deaths in the province to 12,566.