The Region of Halton has released the latest update on its novel coronavirus cases.
Locally, Milton has two new confirmed positive cases, bringing the total to 198. There are 18 probable cases. In the last 24-hours, there has been one reported recovery, making that 194 in Milton. Four people have died since the outbreak began. After tallying everything up, there are 18 reportedly active cases in Milton – a one case increase since yesterday’s numbers were released.
In Halton, there are five new confirmed positive cases being reported. There are still 78 probable cases. Six people have recovered in the last 24-hours (743 in total). 25 people have died. That brings the number of active cases down to 51 in Halton.
Here are the numbers for Ontario, courtesy of the provincial government.
| Severity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cases footnote 1 | 34,476 | N/A |
| Change from previous report (new cases) | 160 | 0.5% increase |
| Resolved footnote 2 | 29,932 | 86.8 |
| Change from previous report | 178 | 0.6% increase |
| Subset of all cases that are reported to be long-term care residents footnote 3 footnote 4 footnote 5 | 5,457 | 15.8 |
| Subset of all cases that are reported as a health care worker footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 associated with long-term care outbreaks | 2,282 | 6.6 |
| Total number of deaths footnote 7 | 2,652 | 7.7 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for residents in long-term care homes footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 | 1,698 | 64.0 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for health care workers footnote 5 footnote 6 footnote 2 in long-term care homes | 5 | 0.2 |
| Case characteristics | Number |
|---|---|
| Male | 15,682 |
| Female | 18,520 |
| 19 and under | 1,624 |
| 20-39 | 9,875 |
| 40-59 | 10,522 |
| 60-79 | 6,611 |
| 80 and over | 5,834 |
| Testing | Number |
|---|---|
| Total tests completed footnote 8 | 1,327,806 |
| Total tests completed in the previous day footnote 9 | 33,492 |
| Currently under investigation footnote 10 | 33,759 |
| Hospitalizations | Number |
|---|---|
| Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 footnote 11 | 252 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 12 | 54 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 12 on a ventilator with COVID-19 | 35 |
