Rise in hospitalizations similar to 'early days' of pandemic, head of UHN warns

University Health Network President and CEO Dr. Kevin Smith tells CP24 that the number of COVID-19 patients receiving treatment in his hospital network had went down to zero for several weeks but is now back up to seven with the majority of those people in intensive care.

On Monday a count of data from hospitals and Ontario's 34 local public health units indicated there were at least 77 people in hospital for treatment of COVID-19 symptoms. That number is higher than the 47 hospitalizations reported by the Ministry of Health, a discrepancy likely explained by a lag in reporting and differences in definitions of what constitutes a COVID-19 patient.

Speaking with CP24, Smith said that he believes that the healthcare sector is “much better prepared” for a potential second wave of the virus thanks, in part, to a more robust supply of personal protective equipment but he said that he is still concerned about hospitals being overwhelmed should cases spike again.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

A very disingenous comment from UHN. UHN is the leading lung disease hospital regionally. In addition highest national transplant centre. The ICU is always overcapacity due to it being very small for the amount of surgeries going on.

I’m not buying this fear mongering BS!!

Why this doctor does not mentioned who are the patient in his covid19 ICU unit..healthy adult...kids who when back to school ..or 70..80..90 years old people with pre medical condition

Spare me. The hospitals in Toronto were empty all the way through this pandemic..this is just fear mongering

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