7Th Wave Of Covid Increases Number Of Cases In Ontario

Ontario’s seventh wave of COVID-19, caused by the Omicron BA.5 subvariant, is increasing cases after a nearly eight-week decline. The first indicators of the spread of the virus in the province are moving upwards. The 56,642 tests completed last week produced an 11.2 percent positivity rate (up from 8.4 percent last week) and showed a 20 percent increase in the number of cases among those eligible for testing. Test positivity rates range from 10.7 to 13.5 percent per day this week. There were 6,499 new cases confirmed this week, up from 5,420 last week. Between June 26 and July 2, tests confirmed between 514 and 1,241 new cases per day. There are currently 712 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, and about 56 percent of them were admitted to the hospital for reasons other than COVID-19 but are still positive. This is an increase of about 136 more hospitalized patients compared to last week. There are 110 patients with COVID-19 in intensive care units, including 41 patients on ventilators. Hospital admissions remained steady throughout June, with 16 to 44 cases admitted per day between June 2 and July 2. In the past 30 days, there have been between zero and nine deaths per day caused by COVID or the virus was a contributing factor. Earlier this week, Ontario’s COVID-19 Advisory Panel shared via Twitter that sewage signals, positive test rates and hospitalizations caused by the virus are increasing. The Canadian Press reported that the scientific director of the advisory panel, Dr. Fahad Razak, said the current wave is caused by the BA.5 strain, a sub-variant of Omicron, which does not appear to cause more severe disease but could cause a large number of infections. He recommended booster shots, meeting outdoors and wearing masks in crowded public places. Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Kieran Moore, also confirmed that the province is in the seventh wave of COVID-19, which is driven by the Omicron BA.5 sub-variant. There are 140 ongoing cases in congregate care settings such as long-term care and nursing homes and hospitals in Ontario. These cases are attributed to 660 new cases between June 26 and July 2. There are 27 cases in centralized living facilities such as shelters, prisons and group homes. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the province has confirmed 1,333,902 cases of COVID and 13,454 deaths. About 50 per cent of the Ontario population has received at least three doses of the COVID vaccine, and nearly 83 per cent have received at least two doses.

title: “7Th Wave Of Covid Increases Number Of Cases In Ontario " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-02” author: “Luis Johnson”

Ontario’s seventh wave of COVID-19, caused by the Omicron BA.5 subvariant, is increasing cases after a nearly eight-week decline. The first indicators of the spread of the virus in the province are moving upwards. The 56,642 tests completed last week produced an 11.2 percent positivity rate (up from 8.4 percent last week) and showed a 20 percent increase in the number of cases among those eligible for testing. Test positivity rates range from 10.7 to 13.5 percent per day this week. There were 6,499 new cases confirmed this week, up from 5,420 last week. Between June 26 and July 2, tests confirmed between 514 and 1,241 new cases per day. There are currently 712 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, and about 56 percent of them were admitted to the hospital for reasons other than COVID-19 but are still positive. This is an increase of about 136 more hospitalized patients compared to last week. There are 110 patients with COVID-19 in intensive care units, including 41 patients on ventilators. Hospital admissions remained steady throughout June, with 16 to 44 cases admitted per day between June 2 and July 2. In the past 30 days, there have been between zero and nine deaths per day caused by COVID or the virus was a contributing factor. Earlier this week, Ontario’s COVID-19 Advisory Panel shared via Twitter that sewage signals, positive test rates and hospitalizations caused by the virus are increasing. The Canadian Press reported that the scientific director of the advisory panel, Dr. Fahad Razak, said the current wave is caused by the BA.5 strain, a sub-variant of Omicron, which does not appear to cause more severe disease but could cause a large number of infections. He recommended booster shots, meeting outdoors and wearing masks in crowded public places. Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Kieran Moore, also confirmed that the province is in the seventh wave of COVID-19, which is driven by the Omicron BA.5 sub-variant. There are 140 ongoing cases in congregate care settings such as long-term care and nursing homes and hospitals in Ontario. These cases are attributed to 660 new cases between June 26 and July 2. There are 27 cases in centralized living facilities such as shelters, prisons and group homes. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the province has confirmed 1,333,902 cases of COVID and 13,454 deaths. About 50 per cent of the Ontario population has received at least three doses of the COVID vaccine, and nearly 83 per cent have received at least two doses.