Brampton Mayor Sees ‘Positive Trend’ Amid Low COVID-19 Hospitalization Cases

Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown greets supporters after winning the Brampton Mayoral Election during a campaign celebration in Brampton, Ontario, on Oct. 22, 2018. Chris Young/The Canadian Press

Patrick Brown, mayor of Brampton, Ont., says there are reasons for “cautious optimism” given the low hospitalization rates and severe cases in his city despite the highly transmissible Omicron variant.

Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Brown said the Brampton Civic Hospital, the only hospital in his city, had reported only 20 people hospitalized for COVID-19 at that time, with just two people in the intensive care unit (ICU).