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A record number of critically ill COVID-19 patients were moved around Ontario hospitals Wednesday cumulatively covering thousands of kilometres as the province struggles to juggle patients between a dwindling supply of available hospital beds.
More movement much more is coming, as Ontario health officials brace for Toronto-area hospitals to be hit hard by the third wave of COVID, fuelled by more contagious variants.
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The relocation of 36 patients from Ontario intensive care units to ICU beds in other regions Wednesday comes as ICU hospital workers fear time is running out to ease demand on medical facilities and staff in the province’s COVID hotspot.
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A record number of critically ill COVID-19 patients were moved around Ontario hospitals Wednesday cumulatively covering thousands of kilometres as the province struggles to juggle patients between a dwindling supply of available hospital beds.
More movement much more is coming, as Ontario health officials brace for Toronto-area hospitals to be hit hard by the third wave of COVID, fuelled by more contagious variants.
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The relocation of 36 patients from Ontario intensive care units to ICU beds in other regions Wednesday comes as ICU hospital workers fear time is running out to ease demand on medical facilities and staff in the province’s COVID hotspot.
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BARRIE, ONT. One day after reporting the highest number of COVID-19 cases from a weekend, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) posted 85 new cases Tuesday. Confirmed cases are listed in Barrie, Bradford, Collingwood, Clearview, Essa, Innisfil, Midland, New Tecumseth, Orillia, Oro-Medonte, Severn, Springwater, Tiny, and Wasaga Beach. One case was reported in the Muskoka area in Gravenhurst. Two locations are pending. Over the weekend, health officials recorded nearly 400 positive tests, an alarmingly high number linked to Easter holiday gatherings. The City of Barrie reports bylaw officers received nearly 30 complaints about large gatherings the week of April 3, following the Easter long weekend.
BARRIE, ONT. The Simcoe Muskoka health unit reports 144 new COVID-19 cases since Friday and two more virus-related deaths. The numbers reported Monday show 77 cases in Barrie, 23 in Bradford, 11 in Innisfil, nine in New Tecumseth, eight in Penetanguishene, and four in Huntsville. Orillia, Wasaga Beach, Essa and Collingwood each had two cases, while single cases were reported in Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, Tiny and Tay. The health unit reports a 30 per cent jump in COVID-19 cases for the week of Feb. 14 from the week prior. It lists 271 infections last week and 210 for the week of Feb. 7. No new variant cases were reported in the region over the weekend. There have been a total of 171 UK B-117 variant infections confirmed across Simcoe Muskoka, with 187 possible cases that require confirmatory testing.