Ontario reports 14 new COVID-19 deaths; hospitalizations up 62 per cent in one day
Ontario reported 14 new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, as the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 jumped by 62 per cent in a single day.
There are now 2,081 people admitted to hospitals across Ontario testing positive for COVID-19, up from at least 1,290 one day earlier and 965 one week ago.
There are 11,582 new cases of #COVID19.
Today’s numbers will be available at 10:30 a.m. at https://t.co/ypmgZbVRvn.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) January 5, 2022
COVID-19 testing capacity is overwhelmed. Here’s how Canadians can still measure risk
Canada has lost sight of the true size of its pandemic, with the number of people infected with COVID-19 now a mystery, as the highly infectious Omicron variant overwhelms testing capacity across the country.
Omicron is causing a never-before-seen surge in COVID-19 that has prompted provinces to reinstate curfews and gathering restrictions, shutter bars and restaurants and move schooling back online in a desperate attempt to mitigate the impact on hospitals.
New Ontario COVID-19 restrictions take effect today amid ‘explosive’ growth in hospitalizations
Ontario residents and business across the province will face a new set of restrictions Wednesday meant to curb the rampant spread of COVID-19.
The measures were announced by Premier Doug Ford on Monday and went into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 5.
The restrictions, a return to Step Two of the province’s reopening plan, include the closure of indoor dining, food courts, gyms and theatres, as well as lower capacity limits in most other settings.
