Ontario is planning to change the way it reports COVID-19-related deaths in order to identify possible “incidental” cases so that a more accurate mortality rate from the virus can be ascertained.
Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kieran Moore said approximately 45 percent of COVID-related hospital admissions are incidental, meaning that these patients were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for the virus when screened. The same goes for 20 percent of patients in intensive care.
