Ontario reported 23 additional virus-related deaths and an increase in hospital treatments on Saturday.
There are currently 1,684 virus patients in Ontario hospitals, marking an increase from 1591 patients yesterday and 1130 a week ago.
 

Among those in the hospital, 212 are in intensive care, an increase of two from yesterday and up 27 compared to last week.

Health officials also say recent deaths occurred in the past month and that four of these deaths were residents of long-term care homes.

The Ministry of Health said one death was removed from the province’s cumulative total due to a data update, bringing the death toll to 12,728.

The province confirmed 3,820 additional infections, but the ministry says the number of cases may be higher due to data catch-up.

Health officials have also confirmed that daily case numbers are lower than reality due to limited free PCR testing.

Among the recent cases, 2,420 people received three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, 716 received two doses, 463 were not fully vaccinated, and 221 had unknown vaccination status.

So far, 90 percent of Ontario residents aged five and older have received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, 86 percent have received two doses, and 51 percent have received three doses.