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Both Quebec and Ontario are reporting a drop in COVID-19-related hospitalizations but an uptick in patients requiring intensive care.
Ontario reported nearly 600 patients in intensive care while Quebec listed 275 patients, in both cases a rise of 10 patients compared with the previous day.
Federal health officials said on Friday that daily case counts, positivity rates and wastewater surveillance show early indications that the pandemic’s Omicron-driven wave has peaked nationally — echoing statements from public health officials in several provinces, including Alberta, Quebec and Ontario.
Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, said despite signs of stability in patient numbers in
