Ontario reports 23 new COVID-19 deaths; hospitalizations may be at plateau
Ontario reported 23 new deaths on Monday as new hospital admissions and transfers to intensive care appeared to show early signs they were levelling off.
The Ministry of Health said there were 3,887 people in hospital with COVID-19, with 578 people in intensive care.
Monday’s occupancy level is relatively similar to Sunday’s with the caveat that some hospitals do not report COVID-related occupancy on weekends.
3,887 people are hospitalized with #COVID19. Please note that not all hospitals report on weekends.
There are 578 people in ICU with COVID-19.
There are 8,521 new cases of COVID-19.
Today’s numbers will be available at 10:30 a.m. at https://t.co/ypmgZbVRvn.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) January 17, 2022
Hundreds of air passengers flouted in-flight mask rules in 2021
More than 1,700 passengers refused to wear masks during flights on Canadian air carriers last year — a problem the union representing many of Canada’s flight attendants says is getting worse.
Figures collected by Transport Canada show that 959 of those cases resulted in enforcement action, ranging from warning letters to fines.
Airlines like Air Canada and WestJet say the vast majority of their passengers respect the rules.
