Ontario reports 35 new COVID-19 deaths; hospitals caring for record number of patients
Ontario reported 35 new COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, with hospitals reporting a new all-time high for combined acute and ICU admissions in the province.
The Ministry of Health said that there 3,630 people admitted to hospital with COVID-19 on Thursday, up from 2,472 one week ago.
Of those, there were 500 adults in intensive care, up 162 from one week ago.
Individuals who are fully vaccinated represent 78.1% of Ontario’s total population and account for 181 of Ontario's 500 ICU admissions.
There are 9,909 new cases of #COVID19.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) January 13, 2022
Canadian truckers crossing U.S. border now exempt from new COVID-19 rules, feds say
The federal government is backing down from mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for cross-border Canadian truckers just days before the new rule was set to take effect.
A spokesperson for the Canadian Border Services Agency told Global News Wednesday that unvaccinated Canadian truckers crossing from the United States will remain exempt from testing and quarantine requirements after arriving in the country.
