1,232 people are hospitalized with #COVID19. Please note that not all hospitals report on weekends.
There are 248 people are in ICU with COVID-19. The seven-day rolling average of COVID-19 related patients in ICU is 210.
There are 13,578 new cases of #COVID19.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) January 3, 2022
Ontario premier to make announcement after cabinet mulls stricter public health measures
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to make an announcement Monday, one day after his cabinet met to consider imposing additional public health measures in response to an unprecedented increase of COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
You’ll be able to watch the 11 a.m. ET news conference in this story. Ford’s office says he will be joined by Health Minister Christine Elliott and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore. The CEO of Ontario Health, which oversees the province’s health system, is also scheduled to be in attendance.
