Severity of Cases

Back to COVID-19 Landing Page

Summary:

• Over 3% of COVID-19 cases have been hospitalized and 1% of COVID-19 cases have passed away.
• The median age of those admitted to hospital since January, 2023 is 81 years, which is two years higher than the median age of those admitted from September to December, 2022. The median age of those admitted to the ICU since January, 2023 is 68 years, which is eight years younger than the median age of those admitted to the ICU from September to December, 2022.
• 80% of hospitalized COVID-19 cases have recovered. This excludes cases currently in hospital.
• Over 40% of deaths were never hospitalized. This is due to the disproportionately large impact of COVID-19 mortality on long-term care and retirement home residents who passed away without being hospitalized.
• Since the onset of Omicron (wave 5 starting on December 12th, 2021), approximately 1% of reported cases have required hospitalization and only 0.3% of reported cases required admission to the ICU.
• There were 30 deaths reported in January, 21 deaths in February and 13 so far in March.
• Fourteen of the past 20 deaths have been among seniors 80 years of age and over.

New COVID-19 Hospitalizations Reported by Week, Simcoe Muskoka

Hover over the lines to see the values

Active COVID-19 Hospitalizations and ICU Admissions, Simcoe Muskoka

Hover over the lines to see the values

Median Age of COVID-19 Hospitalizations and ICU Admissions, Simcoe Muskoka

Hover over the lines to see the values

Age-Specific Rate of New COVID-19 Hospitalizations by Month

Cumulative COVID-19 Deaths by Type of Death

New COVID-19 Deaths Reported by Week, Simcoe Muskoka

Hover over the lines to see the values

Age-Specific Rate of COVID-19 Deaths by Month

Technical Notes and Definitions

Please see Technical Notes and Definitions here.

Page Last Modified: March 23, 2023