The APH reports 21 hospitalized patients with confirmed COVID-19, up from 20 on Tuesday, while the health unit also reports nine patients admitted for COVID-19-related reasons, a number that doubles. The number of ICU patents with confirmed COVID-19 remained stable at four, while the number of ICU patients admitted for COVID-19-related reasons was two in Wednesday’s update and remained unchanged from Tuesday. The number of active COVID-19 cases in the region increased by 17 to 426 in Wednesday’s update, as the number of confirmed cases in Algoma increased by a total of 62. The total number of confirmed cases in the region in 2022 is 4,800 and 7,004 since the start of the pandemic. The number of resolved cases increased by 45 to 6,578. The number of completed tests in the area since the beginning of the pandemic is 251,242, a number that has increased by 301 since Tuesday. Note: As of December 31, 2021, the province has limited PCR testing for COVID-19 to higher-risk populations. In addition, some people with a mild or asymptomatic infection may not seek tests. Algoma Public Health states that the confirmed case numbers underestimate the actual number of people with COVID-19 in the Algoma area.
