Ontario has entered a third wave of COVID-19.
That’s according to the province’s hospital association.
In a tweet earlier today, the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) said that variants of concern are steeply rising and the number of patients in intensive care is trending upwards.
The OHA wrote, “We’re now in wave three”, adding that “strong adherence to public health measures is urgently needed to prevent overwhelming hospitals.”
According to the dataset, new VOC’s were estimated to make up 49 per cent of cases as of today.
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However, both Toronto’s Medical Officer, Dr. Eileen de Villa, and Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr David Williams, still say it’s too soon to declare a third wave.
https://twitter.com/CPAC_TV/status/1371538298540335106
https://twitter.com/OntHospitalAssn/status/1371513088801968131
https://twitter.com/COVIDSciOntario/status/1371805978103058432