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Ontario reported a new daily record in COVID-19 cases of 4,736 Thursday as the Doug Ford government ponders next steps.
“Ontario is reporting 4,736 cases of #COVID19 and nearly 65,600 tests completed,” Health Minister Christine Elliott posted to Twitter. “Locally, there are 1,188 new cases in Toronto, 983 in Peel, 526 in York Region, 342 in Ottawa, 216 in Durham and 215 in Niagara.”
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Anthony Dale, president of the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA), said 653 adults with COVID-19 are in intensive care beds, including nine adults treated in repurposed pediatric spaces.
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Ontario issues emergency orders to bolster hospital capacity as cases soar
TORONTO Ontario will allow hospitals to transfer patients without their consent and redeploy home-care workers to the facilities as the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units hits new highs.
Apr 9, 2021 7:30 PM By: Canadian Press
TORONTO Ontario will allow hospitals to transfer patients without their consent and redeploy home-care workers to the facilities as the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units hits new highs.
The government issued two new emergency orders Friday evening – which are effective immediately – to address the capacity crunch many hospitals are facing.