TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 4,362 new cases of COVID-19 today along with a record number of virus patients in provincial hospitals.
There are currently 2,065 people receiving hospital treatment for COVID-19, marking the first time that figure has topped the 2,000 mark since the onset of the pandemic.
Of those patients, 726 are in intensive care units and 501 need a ventilator.
The number of new infections is down from the single-day high of 4,812 recorded a day earlier.
Provincial health officials also reported 34 more deaths related to the pandemic today.
That’s the highest single-day death count since Feb. 19, when 47 people were reported as dying from the virus.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on April 17, 2021.
The Canadian Press
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