Ontario reports 11,352 new COVID cases, with 1,290 patients in hospital

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Ontario reported 1,290 people in general hospital wards with COVID-19 (up by 58 from the previous day) with 266 patients in intensive care units (up by 18).

Hospitalizations and those in ICUs continue to rise daily as Ontario grapples to contain Omicron.

For comparison, in the third wave peak in April which was the worst wave for hospitalizations, the province saw almost 2,400 patients in general hospital wards and as many as 900 patients in ICUs with COVID among a population that was vastly unvaccinated.

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The death toll in the province has risen to 10,239 as 10 more virus-related deaths were reported.

As of 8 p.m. on Monday, there are more than 11.4 million people fully immunized with two doses, which is 88.2 per cent of the aged 12 and older population. First dose coverage stands at 90.9 per cent.

The province administered 148,577 doses in the last day. There are more than 3.8 million Ontarians who have received a booster shot.

For young children aged five to 11, first dose coverage stands at 44.1 per cent with 1.7 per cent who are now fully vaccinated.

Meanwhile, 672,081 Ontario residents were reported to have recovered from COVID-19, which is 82 per cent of known cases. Resolved cases increased by 7,519  from the previous day.

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