COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ontario were 31 percent higher in 2022 than in 2021, while deaths from the disease were 39 percent higher than the previous year, according to a new report from Public Health Ontario. The newly-released data said there were a total of 22,559 COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ontario in 2021, and 29,524 hospitalizations from the…
Majority of Teenagers Hospitalized With COVID-19 Had Severe Obesity: CDC Study
Most teenagers hospitalized with COVID-19 across six major hospitals over the summer were severely obese, according to a recently published Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study. Researchers with the agency and children’s hospitals examined data on adolescents who went to hospitals in July or August and had COVID-19. Of the 713 patients identified…
As COVID 19 Cases Rise, Ontario Study Suggests Omicron Is Less Severe
The Omicron variant continued to cause record-breaking COVID-19 case numbers in several provinces Thursday, but a new study from Ontario suggested those infected with the variant are significantly less likely to face hospitalization or death compared to those with Delta. In the study, Public Health Ontario compared Omicron cases with symptoms that emerged between Nov….
Many Children Hospitalized With COVID-19 Are Admitted for Another Reason: CDC Director
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director (CDC) Rochelle Walensky said the number of hospitalizations for children with COVID-19 has increased in recent days, but she stipulated that many of them are not related to the virus. “Many of them are actually coming in for another reason. But they happen to be tested when they…
San Diego County Reports 658 New COVID-19 Cases
SAN DIEGO—San Diego County reported 658 new cases of COVID-19 and two new virus-related deaths in its latest data on Oct. 6. The number of COVID patients in county hospitals increased from 329 on Monday to 338 on Tuesday, with 87 of those patients in intensive care, according to state figures. Tuesday’s numbers brought the…
Orange County COVID-19 Death Toll Continues Steep Climb
SANTA ANA—Orange County Jan. 29 logged 107 more COVID-19 fatalities, a record number in a single batch of death reports, which raised the cumulative to 2,975 for the pandemic. The death reports are staggered because they come from a variety of sources and are not always logged immediately, but the batch of reports logged Jan….
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