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.
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#onpoli #cdnpoli #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/jhJV1ycagM— CPAC (@CPAC_TV) March 15, 2021
We’re now in wave 3: New data from Ont.'s COVID-19 Science Advisory Table. W/new VOC cases steeply rising & ICU #s trending up (nearing 350 today), strong adherence to public health measures is urgently needed to prevent overwhelming hospitals: https://t.co/bY90oTlDMz pic.twitter.com/hYl8twUhRs
— Ont. Hospital Assoc. (@OntHospitalAssn) March 15, 2021
So, here we are: Ontario's Third Wave. This isn’t a model.. Blue line is overall SARS-CoV2 spread; Orange line is VOCs — now almost half of the pandemic and driving the growth. (The two lines are now parallel). #COVID19Ontario https://t.co/U6F16usw2A pic.twitter.com/i8hcod9XAo
— COVIDScienceOntario (@COVIDSciOntario) March 16, 2021