Public Health in Ottawa reported 19 hospital admissions due to the virus today, and two people in the intensive care unit, with no new deaths occurring on April 5.

Ontario reported 1,091 people in hospital with COVID-19 on April 5, an increase of nearly 40 percent from a week ago.

There were 790 people in hospital with COVID-19 on March 29.

The province also reported 173 COVID-19 patients in intensive care units today, compared to 165 one week ago.

There are six new deaths due to COVID-19 today, and three cases the province says occurred more than a week ago and were added to the total number.

Ontario also reported 1,991 new cases, with a provincial health official saying the number is likely ten times higher given limited access to polymerase chain reaction tests.

18% of COVID-19 tests conducted on the last day were positive, slightly down from the positivity rate of 19% on Monday.

Public Health in Ottawa (OPH) did not report any new virus deaths on April 5, with 19 people hospitalized due to the infection. Two people are in intensive care due to COVID-19.

On April 4, OPH reported one new death due to COVID-19, with 11 people hospitalized due to the infection.