Ontario is reporting 10 more deaths linked to COVID-19 today and another drop in the number of people in hospital with the virus.
The Ministry of Health says one of the 10 deaths is from an earlier date and is part of a data cleanup.
The province says there are 1,167 people hospitalized with the virus, down 396 from 1,563 on Saturday, though not all facilities report data on weekends.
The number of people in intensive care increased slightly to 207 from 204 the previous day.
Health officials are also reporting 1,938 new infections detected by PCR testing, which is limited to certain groups.
The scientific director of Ontario’s panel of COVID-19 advisers has said multiplying the daily case count by 20 would give a more accurate picture.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 8, 2022.
