March 2021: daily covid archive (from Ontario Public Health)

March 1, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to Feb.28, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 301,839
Change from previous report (new positive tests): 1,023
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) 535 (+7)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) 27 (+0)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) 3 (+0)
R number from previous week: 0.99 - increase 0.02
Total number of deaths: 6,986 (+6)
[Detail: total number of those that were long-term care deaths: +1]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 30 (+1)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 282 (+0)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 1917 (+3)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,754 (+2)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 35,015 (Percent positivity: 2.9)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $2.5 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 659 (+32)
"As we often observe on weekends, more than 10% of hospitals did not submit data to the Daily Bed Census."
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 280 (-9) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 175 (-10) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 2, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 1, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 302,805
Change from previous report (new positive tests): 966
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) 542 (+7)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) 27 (+0)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) 3 (+0)
R number from previous week: 0.99 - increase 0.02
Total number of deaths: 6,997 (+11)
[Detail: total number of those that were long-term care deaths: +2]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 30 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 283 (+1)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 1921 (+4)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,760 (+6)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 30,767 (Percent positivity: 3.1)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $2.2 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 677 (+18)
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 284 (+4) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 189 (+14) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 3, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 2, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 303,763
Change from previous report (new positive tests): 958
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) 552 (+10)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) 27 (+0)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) 3 (+0)
R number from previous week: 0.99 - increase 0.02
Total number of deaths: 7,014 (+17)
[Detail: total number of those that were long-term care deaths: +2]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 30 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 286 (+3)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 1928 (+7)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,767 (+7)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 52,613 (Percent positivity: 1.8)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $3.8 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 668 (-9)
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 274 (-10) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 188 (-1) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 4, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 3, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 304,757
Change from previous report (new positive tests): 994
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) 644 (+92)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) 31 (+4)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) 3 (+0)
R number from previous week: 0.99 - increase 0.02
Total number of deaths: 7,024 (+10)
[Detail: total number of those that were long-term care deaths: +2]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 30 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 286 (+0)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 1931 (+3)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,774 (+7)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 65,643 (Percent positivity: 1.5)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $4.8 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 649 (-19)
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 281 (+7) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 183 (-5) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 5, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 4, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 306,007
Change from previous report (new positive tests): 1250
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) 799 (+155)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) 31 (+0)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) 3 (+0)
R number from previous week: 0.99 - increase 0.02
Total number of deaths: 7,046 (+22)
[Detail: total number of those that were long-term care deaths: +2]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 30 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 287 (+1)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 1942 (+11)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,784 (+10)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 64,748 (Percent positivity: 1.9)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $4.7 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 643 (-6)
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 280 (-1) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 183 (+0) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 6, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 5, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 306,007
Change from previous report (new positive tests): 997
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) 826 (+27)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) 31 (+0)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) 8 (+5)
R number from previous week: 1.01 - decrease 0.01
Total number of deaths: 7,052 (+6)
[Detail: total number of those that were long-term care deaths: +2]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 30 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 287 (+0)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 1943 (+1)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,789 (+5)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 57,829 (Percent positivity: 1.7)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $4.2 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 620 (-23)
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 278 (-2) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 181 (-3) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 7, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 6, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 308,296
Change from previous report (new positive tests): 1,299
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) 828 (+2)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) 31 (+0)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) 13 (+5)
R number from previous week: 1.01 - decrease 0.01
Total number of deaths: 7,067 (+15)
[Detail: total number of those that were long-term care deaths: +1]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 30 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 287 (+0)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 1948 (+5)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,799 (+10)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 46,586 (Percent positivity: 2.7)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $3.4 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 606 (-14)
"As we often observe on weekends, more than 10% of hospitals did not submit data to the Daily Bed Census."
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 273 (-5) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 179 (-2)' [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]''

March 8, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 7, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 309,927
Change from previous report (new positive tests): 1,631
From OPH: "Counts may be higher than expected due to a data-catch up process in CCM."
And from the epidemiologic summary: "*counts may be higher in part due to a data catch-up process following a service degradation in CCM"
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) 879 (+51)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) 39 (+8)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) 17 (+4)
R number from previous week: 1.01 - decrease 0.01
Total number of deaths: 7,077 (+10)
[Detail: total number of those that were long-term care deaths: +0]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 30 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 287 (+0)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 1953 (+5)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,804 (+5)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 38,063 (Percent positivity: 4.2)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $2.8 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 626 (+20)
"As we often observe on weekends, more than 10% of hospitals did not submit data to the Daily Bed Census."
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 282 (+9) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 184 (+5) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 9, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 8, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 311,112
Change from previous report (new positive tests): 1,185
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) 908 (+29)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) 39 (+0)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) 17 (+0)
R number from previous week: 1.01 - decrease 0.01
Total number of deaths: 7,083 (+6)
[Detail: total number of those that were long-term care deaths: +0]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 30 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 288 (+1)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 1955 (+2)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,807 (+3)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 33,264 (Percent positivity: 3.5)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $2.4 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 689 (+64)
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 290 (+8) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 184 (+0) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 10, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 9, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 312,428
Change from previous report (new positive tests): 1,316
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) 921 (+13)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) 39 (+0)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) 17 (+0)
R number from previous week: 1.01 - decrease 0.01
Total number of deaths: 7,099 (+16)
[Detail: total number of those that were long-term care deaths: +0]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 29 (-1)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 289 (+1)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 1964 (+9)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,814 (+7)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 54,149 (Percent positivity: 2.4)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $4.0 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 678 (-11)
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 281 (-9) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 178 (-6) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 11, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 10, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 313,520
Change from previous report (new positive tests): 1,092
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) cumulative since Jan.28: 956 (+35)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) cumulative since Feb.1: 41 (+2)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) cumulative since Feb.12: 28 (+11)
R number from previous week: 1.01 - decrease 0.01
Total number of deaths: 7109 (+10)
[Detail: total number of those that were long-term care deaths: +1]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 29 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 293 (+4)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 1966 (+2)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,818 (+4)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 60,619 (Percent positivity: 1.8)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $4.4 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 680 (+2)
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 277 (-4) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 184 (+6) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 12, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 11, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 314,891
Change from previous report (new positive tests): 1,371
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) cumulative since Jan.28: 1005 (+49)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) cumulative since Feb.1: 42 (+1)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) cumulative since Feb.12: 34 (+6)
R number from previous week: 1.01 - decrease 0.01
Total number of deaths: 7127 (+18)
[Details: 1. total number of new deaths that were long-term care deaths: +0; 2. the number of new deaths that occurred in hospital: 4]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 29 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 294 (+1)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 1974 (+8)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,827 (+9)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 64,611 (Percent positivity: 2.1)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $4.7 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 676 (-4)
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 282 (+5) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 189 (+5) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 13, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 12, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 316,359
Change from previous report (new positive tests): 1,468
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) cumulative since Jan.28: 1024 (+19)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) cumulative since Feb.1: 43 (+1)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) cumulative since Feb.12: 34 (+0)
R number from previous week: 1.01 - decrease 0.01
Total number of deaths: 7138 (+11)
[Detail: total number of new deaths that were long-term care deaths: +1]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 29 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 294 (+0)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 1979 (+5)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,833 (+6)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 58,431 (Percent positivity: 2.5)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $4.3 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 689 (+13)
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 275 (-7) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 175 (-14) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 14, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 13, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 318,106 "Today’s case count may be higher than expected due to a data catch-up process related to the provincial CCM system."
Change from previous report (new positive tests): 1,747
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) cumulative since Jan.28: 1036 (+12)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) cumulative since Feb.1: 44 (+1)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) cumulative since Feb.12: 34 (+0)
R number from previous week: 1.01 - decrease 0.01
Total number of deaths: 7,153 (+15)
[Detail: total number of new deaths that were long-term care deaths: +0]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 29 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 294 (+0)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 1988 (+9)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,839 (+6)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 47,618 (Percent positivity: 3.6)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $3.5 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 601 (-88)
"As we often observe on weekends, more than 10% of hospitals did not submit data to the Daily Bed Census."
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 282 (+7) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 186 (+11) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 15, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 14, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 319,374 Change from previous report (new positive tests): 1,268
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) cumulative since Jan.28: 1106 (+70)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) cumulative since Feb.1: 44 (+0)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) cumulative since Feb.12: 34 (+0)
R number from previous week: 1.01 - decrease 0.01
Total number of deaths: 7,162 (+9)
[Detail: total number of new deaths that were long-term care deaths: +3]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 29 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 294 (+0)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 1990 (+2)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,846 (+7)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 33,975 (Percent positivity: 3.7)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $2.5 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 699 (+98)
"As we often observe on weekends, more than 10% of hospitals did not submit data to the Daily Bed Census."
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 298 (+16) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 187 (+1) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 16, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 15, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 320,448 Change from previous report (new positive tests): 1,074
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) cumulative since Jan.28: 1131 (+25)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) cumulative since Feb.1: 46 (+2)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) cumulative since Feb.12: 34 (+0)
R number from previous week: 1.01 - decrease 0.01
Total number of deaths: 7,173 (+11)
[Detail: total number of new deaths that were long-term care deaths: +1]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 30 (+1)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 295 (+1)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 1995 (+5)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,850 (+4)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 28,526 (Percent positivity: 3.7)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $2.1 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 761 (+62)
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 292 (-6) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 194 (+7) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 17, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 16, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 321,956 Change from previous report (new positive tests): 1,508
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) cumulative since Jan.28: 1134 (+3)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) cumulative since Feb.1: 47 (+1)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) cumulative since Feb.12: 34 (+0)
R number from previous week: 1.01 - decrease 0.01
Total number of deaths: 7,187 (+14)
[Detail: total number of new deaths that were long-term care deaths: +5]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 31 (+1)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 296 (+1)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 1999 (+4)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,858 (+8)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 49,128 (Percent positivity: 3.0)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $3.6 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 741 (-20)
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 300 (+8) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 190 (-4) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 18, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 17, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 323,509 Change from previous report (new positive tests): 1,553
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) cumulative since Jan.28: 1136 (+2)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) cumulative since Feb.1: 47 (+0)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) cumulative since Feb.12: 35 (+1)
R number from previous week: 1.05 (decrease 0.04)
Total number of deaths: 7,202 (+15)
[Detail: total number of new deaths that were long-term care deaths: +1]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 32 (+1)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 296 (+0)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2004 (+5)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,867 (+9)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 58,560 (Percent positivity: 2.6)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $4.3 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 730 (-11)
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 304 (+4) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 186 (-4) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 19, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 18, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 325,254 Change from previous report (new positive tests): 1,745
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) cumulative since Jan.28: 1175 36 (+39)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) cumulative since Feb.1: 48 (+1)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) cumulative since Feb.12: 35 (+0)
R number from previous week: 1.05 (decrease 0.04)
Total number of deaths: 7,212 (+25)
[Detail: total number of new deaths that were long-term care deaths: +0]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 32 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 300 (+4)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2008 (+4)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,869 (+2)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 56,134 (Percent positivity: 3.1)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $4.1 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 759 (+21)
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 309 (+5) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 176 (-10) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 20, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 19, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 327,083 Change from previous report (new positive tests): 1,829
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) cumulative since Jan.28: 1230 (+55)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) cumulative since Feb.1: 47 (-1)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) cumulative since Feb.12: 35 (+0)
R number from previous week: 1.05 (decrease 0.04)
Total number of deaths: 7,223 (+11)
[Detail: total number of new deaths that were long-term care deaths: +1]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 32 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 301 (+1)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2013 (+5)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,874 (+5)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 52,083 (Percent positivity: 3.5)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $3.8 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 765 (+6)
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 302 (-7) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 189 (+13) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 21, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 20, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 328,874 Change from previous report (new positive tests): 1,791
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) cumulative since Jan.28: 1287 (+57)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) cumulative since Feb.1: 47 (+0)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) cumulative since Feb.12: 36 (+1)
R number from previous week: 1.05 (decrease 0.04)
Total number of deaths: 7,241 (+18)
[Detail: total number of new deaths that were long-term care deaths: +2]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 32 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 302 (+1)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2023 (+10)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,881 (+7)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 49,233 (Percent positivity: 3.6)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $3.6 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 760 (-5)
"As we often observe on weekends, more than 10% of hospitals did not submit data to the Daily Bed Census."
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 305 (+3) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 186 (-3) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 22, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 21, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 330,573 Change from previous report (new positive tests): 1,699
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) cumulative since Jan.28: 1340 (+53)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) cumulative since Feb.1: 48 (+1)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) cumulative since Feb.12: 36 (+0)
R number from previous week: 1.05 (decrease 0.04)
Total number of deaths: 7,244 (+3)
[Detail: total number of new deaths that were long-term care deaths: +0]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 32 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 302 (+0)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2023 (+0)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,884 (+3)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 31,089 (Percent positivity: 5.4)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $2.3 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 813 760 (+53)
"As we often observe on weekends, more than 10% of hospitals did not submit data to the Daily Bed Census."
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 298 (-7) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 186 (+0) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 23, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 22, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 332,119 Change from previous report (new positive tests): 1,546
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) cumulative since Jan.28: 1359 (+19)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) cumulative since Feb.1: 47 (-1)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) cumulative since Feb.12: 37 (+1)
R number from previous week: 1.05 (decrease 0.04)
Total number of deaths: 7,253 (+9)
[Detail: total number of new deaths that were long-term care deaths: +1]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 32 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 303 (+1)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2026 (+3)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,889 (+5)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 32,556 (Percent positivity: 4.7)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $2.4 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 868 (+55)
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 324 (+26) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 193 (+7) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 24, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 23, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 333,690 Change from previous report (new positive tests): 1,571
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) cumulative since Jan.28: 1,389 (+30)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) cumulative since Feb.1: 50 (+3)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) cumulative since Feb.12: 47 (+10)
R number from previous week: 1.05 (decrease 0.04)
Total number of deaths: 7,263 (+10)
[Detail: total number of new deaths that were long-term care deaths: +0]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 33 (+1)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 305 (+2)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2030 (+4)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,892 (+3)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 51,962 (Percent positivity: 3.0)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $3.8 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 893 (+25)
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 333 (+9) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 210 (+17) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 25, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 24, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 336,070 Change from previous report (new positive tests): 2,380
Note: Today’s case count is higher by approximately 280 cases due to a data catch-up process related to the provincial CCM system.
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) cumulative since Jan.28: 1,458(+69)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) cumulative since Feb.1: 51 (+1)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) cumulative since Feb.12: 54 (+7)
R number from previous week: 1.05 (decrease 0.04)
Total number of deaths: 7,280 (+17)
[Detail: total number of new deaths that were long-term care deaths: +0]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 33 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 308 (+3)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2039 (+9)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,897 (+5)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 60,077 (Percent positivity: 3.9)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $4.4 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 894 (+1)
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 332 (-1) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 212 (+2) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 26, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 25, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 338,239 Change from previous report (new positive tests): 2,169
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) cumulative since Jan.28: 1,494(+36)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) cumulative since Feb.1: 60 (+9)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) cumulative since Feb.12: 58 (+4)
R number from previous week: 1.15 (increase: 0.02)
Total number of deaths: 7,292 (+12)
[Detail: total number of new deaths that were long-term care deaths: +0]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 33 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 309 (+1)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2046 (+7)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,901 (+4)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 53,436 (Percent positivity: 4.0)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $3.9 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 913 (+19)
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 359 (+27) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 215 (+3) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 27, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 26, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 340,692 Change from previous report (new positive tests): 2,453
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) cumulative since Jan.28: 1,523 (+29)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) cumulative since Feb.1: 63 (+3)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) cumulative since Feb.12: 61 (+3)
R number from previous week: 1.15 (increase: 0.02)
Total number of deaths: 7,308 (+16)
[Detail: total number of new deaths that were long-term care deaths: +1]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 33 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 310 (+1)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2054 (+8)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,908 (+7)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 61,005 (Percent positivity: 4.0)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $4.5 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 985 (+72)
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 365 (+6) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 192 (-23) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 28, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 27, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 343,140 Change from previous report (new positive tests): 2,448
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) cumulative since Jan.28: 1,625 (+102)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) cumulative since Feb.1: 63 (+0)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) cumulative since Feb.12: 67 (+6)
R number from previous week: 1.15 (increase: 0.02)
Total number of deaths: 7,327 (+19)
[Detail: total number of new deaths that were long-term care deaths: +0]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 33 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 311 (+1)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2061 (+7)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,919 (+11)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 50,227 (Percent positivity: 4.8)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $3.7 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 917 (-68)
"As we often observe on weekends, more than 10% of hospitals did not submit data to the Daily Bed Census."
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 366 (+1) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 217 (+25) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 29, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 28, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 345,234 Change from previous report (new positive tests): 2,094
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) cumulative since Jan.28: 1,749 1,625 (+124)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) cumulative since Feb.1: 63 (+0)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) cumulative since Feb.12: 82 (+15)
R number from previous week: 1.15 (increase: 0.02)
Total number of deaths: 7,337 (+10) (Note: the age-breakdown shows only 9 deaths)
[Detail: total number of new deaths that were long-term care deaths: +0]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 33 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 312 (+1)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2063 (+2)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,925 (+6)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 39,470 (Percent positivity: 5.3)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $2.9 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 841 (-76)
"As we often observe on weekends, more than 10% of hospitals did not submit data to the Daily Bed Census."
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 382 (+16) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 236 (+19) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 30, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 29, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 347,570 Change from previous report (new positive tests): 2,336
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) cumulative since Jan.28: 1,800 (+51)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) cumulative since Feb.1: 69 (+6)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) cumulative since Feb.12: 90 (+8)
R number from previous week: 1.15 (increase: 0.02)
Total number of deaths: 7,351 (+14) Note: the age-specific total is 15,reported as 14, presumably to make up for the overcount yesterday.
[Detail: total number of new deaths that were long-term care deaths: +4]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 33 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 313 (+1)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2071 (+8)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,931 (+6)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 36,071 (Percent positivity: 6.4)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $2.6 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 1090 (+249)
Note -- remediation from incomplete weekend reporting. Actual last full reporting number was 985 for Friday March 26
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 387 (+5) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 249 (+13) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]

March 31, 2021, daily MOH report:

Summary of cases of COVID-19 (note: cases means "positive tests," may or may not include symptoms of illness): Ontario, January 15, 2020 to March 30, 2021

Number of positive tests (cumulative): 349,903 Change from previous report (new positive tests): 2,333
Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) cumulative since Jan.28: 1,898 (+98)
Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) cumulative since Feb.1: 70 (+1)
Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) cumulative since Feb.12: 92 (+2)
R number from previous week: 1.15 (increase: 0.02)
Total number of deaths: 7,366 (+15) [Detail: total number of new deaths that were long-term care deaths: +4]

Covid-related deaths by age:
19 and under: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2 (+0)
20-39: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 33 (+0)
40-59: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 313 (+0)
60-79: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 2081 (+10)
80 and over: covid-related deaths since Jan.15: 4,936 (+5)

NOTE: From OPH website: "Deaths are included whether or not COVID-19 was determined to be a contributing or underlying cause of death."

Total tests completed in the previous day: 52,532 (Percent positivity: 4.4)
(One-day cost* at $74 per test: $3.8 million)

Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19: 1111 (+21)
Number of patients currently in ICU with COVID-19: 396 (+9) [Total ICU beds in Ontario hospitals: 2800. The problem is staff limits, not bed limits]
Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19: 252 (+3) [Total ventilators in Ontario hospitals: 15,000]