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Ontario’s ICU hospitalizations continue to rise amid Omicron wave

There are 58 more people in Ontario hospitals battling COVID-19.

The Ontario government reports there are 1,290 people in general hospital wards with the virus.

Health Minister Christine Elliott says 266 people are in intensive care.

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Ten more people have died from virus-related issues.

The province is reporting 11,352 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.  However, late last week the province announced that PCR tests would only be given to symptomatic people living or working in high-risk settings or part of a vulnerable population.  The general public has been told to avoid seeking a PCR test and if you are showing symptoms to assume you have the virus and to self-isolate.

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