Ontario reports 3,295 new COVID-19 cases; ICU occupancy sets new record high
Ontario reported 3,295 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, along with 19 more deaths, as hospital ICU admissions hit a new record high.
Ontario reported 3,215 new cases on Wednesday, 3,065 on Tuesday and 2,938 on Monday.
The seven-day rolling average of new cases is now 3,093, up from 2,988 yesterday.
Why Canada is losing the race between vaccines and variants as the 3rd wave worsens
Much of Canada is in the grips of a worsening third wave as COVID-19 vaccinations slowly ramp up, and experts say the spread of more contagious coronavirus variants is throwing gasoline on an already-raging fire.
“We have a lot of virus moving around the country and escalating very, very quickly,” said Jason Kindrachuk, an assistant professor of viral pathogenesis at the University of Manitoba and Canada Research Chair of emerging viruses.
“Vaccinations are certainly starting to pick up, but we’re nowhere near where we need to be to get this thing under control.”
I can’t help but wonder if this lockdown is going to accomplish anything at all.
