Number of people in ICU with COVID-19 dips below 400 for first time in more than a month
The number of people being treated for COVID-19 in intensive care units has dipped below 400 for the first time in more than a month, just as the province announces plans to lift most remaining public health restrictions.
The Ministry of Health says that there were 1,369 people in hospital with COVID-19 as of Sunday, including 394 in the ICU.
The number is likely an undercount as some hospitals don’t upload data over the weekend but it still a marked decline from this time last week when 2,155 people were in hospital with COVID-19, including 486 in intensive care.
1,369 people are hospitalized with #COVID19. Please note that not all hospitals report on weekends.
There are 394 people in ICU with COVID-19.
There are 1,765 new cases of COVID-19.
Today’s numbers will be available at 10:30 a.m. at https://t.co/ypmgZbVRvn.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) February 14, 2022
Two-thirds of Canadians ready to drop COVID-19 restrictions
Two-thirds of Canadians believe it’s time to drop COVID-19 restrictions and begin living with the virus, according to a new poll.
The survey, conducted by Maru Public Opinion for Postmedia, revealed that 64 per cent of respondents believe that unless hospitals and intensive care units are affected by a sudden surge of COVID-19 patients that compromises the care of other people, governments should lift pandemic restrictions.
Ontario moving to next phase of COVID-19 reopening plan on Feb. 17, will lift vaccine passport in March
Ontario will be moving to the next step of its COVID-19 reopening plan on Thursday, four days ahead of schedule, and will lift proof of vaccination requirements at the beginning of March.
Speaking at a news conference Monday morning, Premier Doug Ford said the decision was made based on recommendations from the province’s chief medical officer of health.
“Given how well Ontario has done in the Omicron wave we are able to fast track our reopening plan,” Ford said in a statement.
