TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 13 additional deaths linked to COVID-19 today and a 15-patient increase in hospitalizations linked to the disease.
The Health Department says 1,676 people are in hospital, up from 1,661 on Thursday.
It says 188 people are in intensive care, a decline of 14.
The province says 2,799 new infections were confirmed with PCR testing, which is limited to certain higher-risk groups.
It says 13.8 per cent of tests analyzed on Friday were positive.
The scientific director of Ontario's panel of COVID-19 advisers has said multiplying the daily case count by 20 would give a more accurate picture.
Active COVID-19 outbreaks are being reported in 179 long-term care homes, an increase of two from the day before.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 30, 2022.
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