Of the people hospitalized, 53.7 per cent were admitted for COVID-19 and 46.3 per cent were admitted for other reasons but have since tested positive.
31, 2021, case counts – reported at 2,907 on Friday, down 9.2 per cent from the previous day – are also not considered an accurate assessment of how widespread COVID-19 is right now.
According to the Star’s vaccine tracker, 12,519,584 people in Ontario have received at least one shot.