Ontario reports 19 more COVID-19 deaths; 1,550 hospitalizations
Ontario is reporting 19 more virus-related deaths and more than 1,500 hospitalizations as the province prepares to lift all capacity limits in indoor settings this week.
A Ministry of Health spokesperson says the latest deaths occurred over the past 24 days with one death yesterday, six on Feb.13 and four on Feb. 12.
384 people are in ICU with #COVID19. 79.5% of patients admitted to the ICU were admitted for COVID-19 and 20.5% were admitted for other reasons but have tested positive for COVID-19.
There are 1,593 new cases of COVID-19.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) February 15, 2022
Why is Canada’s Covid death rate so much lower than US?
Images of Canada’s paralysed capital and of pandemic-rules protests have thrust the country’s Covid response under the spotlight.
What started as a trucker-led movement to demand the end of a vaccine mandate has escalated to include all kinds of public health restrictions.
But since the pandemic began, Canada has fared far better than the US, despite similar income disparities, territorial divides, and comorbidities such as obesity and hypertension as its southern neighbour.
