The COVID-19 variants of concern are currently driving the third wave in the province, while hospitals are seeing younger Ontarians being admitted to the ICU, according to the latest modelling documents from the province.
Ontario health officials presented the documents which said the risk of ICU admission is two times higher while the risk of death is 1.5 times higher in regards to the variant that originated in the U.K. (B.1.1.7)
The press conference held Thursday by Dr. David Williams, the province’s chief medical officer of health, and Dr. Adalsteinn (Steini) Brown, co-chair for the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, comes on the heels of doctors and experts warning of an increase in hospital admissions, especially in younger Ontarians.
Ontario reported 2,557 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the eighth straight day cases were above 2,000.
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