安省新死68：重症住院人数仍在增加

安省周五通报新增68例新的COVID-19死亡病例，这使安省1月份的死亡人数迄今为止超过1,100 人。

安省卫生厅发言人Alexandra Hilkene表示，今天报告的死亡病例中有4例发生在周四，17例发生在周三，其余46例发生在周三之前的11天内。死亡超过30天的死亡病例也被添加到总数中。

周五披露的死亡人数中有14人涉及长期护理系统的居民。

至此安省本月已报告1,103 死于感染COVID-19，尽管有些死亡发生得更早，但本月刚刚披露。自疫情发生以来，安省已有11,298人死于新冠。

周五安省新增5,337例COVID-19病例，但是这个数据被低估，因为有许多人被排除在 PCR检测之外，而且大多数快速抗原检测结果没有被计算在内。

安省卫生厅表示，COVID-19检测呈阳性的人共有3,535人入院，比昨天减少了110人，比一周前减少了579人。全部住院的3,535名患者中，有56%是因感染病毒入院，44%是因其他原因入院但COVID-19检测呈阳性。

据安省卫生厅统计，在今天报告的5,337例新增病例中，有833例未接种疫苗，181例为部分接种疫苗。有3,806完全接种了疫苗。另有517人接种疫苗状况不明。

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在入院的人中，有607人在ICU，比昨天增加了8人，比一周前增加了17人。607人中约 82%是因新冠病毒入院，约18%是因其他原因入院。

过去24小时内完成了32,672次测试，阳性率为14.4%。

安省科学顾问组估计，COVID-19感染已从1月初每百万居民1,000例新病例的峰值下降到今天的每百万居民300例以上。

Fourteen of the deaths disclosed on Friday involved residents of the long-term care system.

The province has detected 1,103 deaths of people infected with COVID-19 this month, although some occurred earlier and were just disclosed this month.

Yesterday, Ontario Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kieran Moore said he was asking the provincial coroner and local public health units to investigative “causative” COVID-19 deaths versus “associative” ones.

Moore also said it was time for the province to “learn to live with the virus,” as he announced a number of measures including an end to contact information collection in restaurants when they reopen and a resumption of some non-emergent diagnostic and other functions in hospitals.

Infectious diseases specialist Dr. Issac Bogoch told CP24 he didn’t think Moore’s statement meant we are yet in the position to treat COVID-19 as endemic.

“Our case numbers are probably well on their way down but they’re still pretty high,” he said. “While there certainly will be a time where we’re going to treat this, not like the flu but maybe more similar to the way we treat influenza, we’re still in a pretty rocky spot right now, even if things are heading in the right direction.”

Ontario’s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table estimates COVID-19 infection has declined from a peak of 1,000 new cases per million residents in early January to just above 300 infections per million today.

There were 5,337 new cases of COVID-19 detected in Ontario on Friday, albeit with many people excluded from access to PCR testing and most rapid antigen test results not considered for the total.

Of those cases confirmed on Friday, 833 involved unvaccinated people, 181 involved people with one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, 3,806 involved people with at least two doses of a vaccine and the vaccination status of 517 other cases was not known.

The Ministry of Health said there 3,535 total admissions to hospital of people who tested positive for COVID-19, down 110 from yesterday and 579 from one week ago.

Of those admitted, 607 were in intensive care, up eight from yesterday and 17 from one week ago.

Provincial labs processed 32,672 test specimens in the previous period, generating a positivity rate of 14.4 per cent.

The Ministry of Health says 77,698 COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered on Thursday, including 6,988 first doses, 16,099 second doses and 54,656 third doses.

Across all age groups, 84.3 per cent of Ontario residents have at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, 79.1 per cent have two doses and 42.4 per cent have three doses.

In the 5-11 age category, which has been eligible for a first dose for only two months, 52.9 per cent of children have one dose and 14.2 per cent have two doses.

The numbers used in this story are found in the Ontario Ministry of Health's COVID-19 Daily Epidemiologic Summary. The number of cases for any city or region may differ slightly from what is reported by the province, because local units report figures at different times.

3,535 people in Ontario hospitals with COVID, 607 in intensive care

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By Gabby Rodrigues Global News January 28, 2022 10:19 am

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Ontario is reporting 3,535 people in hospital with COVID on Friday, with 607 in intensive care units.

This is down by 110 hospitalizations but an increase of eight in ICUs since the previous day.

The province recently began distinguishing between those who were admitted to hospital directly because of COVID, and those who were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for the virus.

Of the 3,535 people in hospital with COVID-19, 56 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 44 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.

Of the 607 people in ICUs with the virus, around 82 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while around 18 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

Ontario COVID cases, deaths, vaccinations, recoveries, testing

Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 5,337 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, though that is an underestimate of the true widespread transmission of the virus due to recent testing restrictions. The provincial case total now stands at 1,021,436.

Of the 5,337 new cases recorded, the data showed 833 were unvaccinated people, 181 were partially vaccinated people, 3,806 were fully vaccinated people. For 517 people the vaccination status was unknown.

The death toll in the province has risen to 11,298 as 68 more virus-related deaths were added.

A spokesperson for Ontario’s Ministry of Health said 67 of the deaths occurred in the past 13 days. One death occurred more than a month ago and was added to the total based on data cleanup.

“Of these, four deaths occurred yesterday, 17 deaths occurred on Jan. 26, 15 deaths occurred on Jan. 25, with the remaining occurring in the preceding days,” the spokesperson said.

“While this will not change the fact that these individuals tragically lost their lives, it is important to be transparent and provide the public with as much context as we can.”

There are a total of 958,701 recoveries, which is around 94 per cent of known cases. Resolved cases increased by 7,906 from the previous day.

For vaccinations, of the aged 12 and older population, 89.1 per cent are fully vaccinated. First dose coverage stands at 91.8 per cent. Third dose immunization is at 48.4 per cent — more than 6.2 million Ontarians have received a booster shot.

For young children aged five to 11, first dose coverage stands at 52.9 per cent with 14.2 per cent who are now fully vaccinated.

The province administered 77,968 doses in the last day.

The government said 32,672 tests were processed in the previous 24 hours. There are 10,671 tests currently under investigation.

The test positivity rate stands at 14.4 per cent.

Cases, deaths and outbreaks in Ontario long-term care homes

According to the Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care, there have been 4,050 deaths reported among residents and patients in long-term care homes across Ontario, which an increase of 15 deaths since the previous day. Thirteen virus-related deaths in total have been reported among staff.

There are 350 current outbreaks in homes, which is down by one from the previous day.

The ministry also indicated there are currently 2,612 active cases among long-term care residents and 3,017 active cases among staff — down by 49 and down by 252, respectively, in the last day.