Ontario reports 2,202 new COVID-19 cases as ICU admissions reach new high
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Ontario reported another 2,202 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday as the number of patients with the illness in intensive care climbed to its highest at any point during the pandemic, according to an internal report circulated among hospitals.
It’s the eighth consecutive day of more than 2,000 new cases in Ontario, and comes one day after Premier Doug Ford announced a provincewide shutdown set to begin on Boxing Day.
According to Critical Care Services Ontario (CCSO), there are now 285 people with COVID-19 being treated in intensive care units. The previous high of 284 came in April, during the first wave of the pandemic.
The ICU figures from the CCSO were posted publicly to Twitter by members of the Ontario Hospital Association.
More to come.