Of the people hospitalized, 46.1 per cent were admitted for COVID-19 and 53.9 per cent were admitted for other reasons but have since tested positive.
31, 2021, case counts — reported at 2,338 on Saturday, down 3.7 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, 12,563,214 people in Ontario have received at least one shot.