The Halton Region has updated their COVID-19 statistics.
Across Halton, we have 1241 total cases. That is 14 cases more than what was reported last. There have been 1045 recoveries and 25 deaths in Halton. That means there are 171 active cases across the region.
In Milton, there have been 322 total cases. That is two more cases. We have had 290 recoveries and four deaths in Milton. That means the town has 28 active cases.
As a note, Burlington had the bulk of new cases today (eight). Oakville continues to have the near majority of active cases (85).
Below are the numbers for Ontario, which was reported to have 700 new cases today. That is the most in a single day since the outbreak began in January.
| Severity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cases footnote 1 | 50,531 | N/A |
| Change from previous report (new cases) | 700 | 1.4% increase |
| Resolved footnote 2 | 43,127 | 85.3 |
| Change from previous report | 331 | 0.8% increase |
| Subset of all cases that are reported to be long-term care residents footnote 3 footnote 4 footnote 5 | 6,059 | 12.0 |
| Subset of all cases that are reported as a health care worker footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 associated with long-term care outbreaks | 2,701 | 5.3 |
| Total number of deaths footnote 7 | 2,840 | 5.6 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for residents in long-term care homes footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 | 1,833 | 64.5 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for health care workers footnote 5 footnote 6 footnote 2 in long-term care homes | 8 | 0.3 |
| Case characteristics | Number |
|---|---|
| Male | 23,989 |
| Female | 26,173 |
| 19 and under | 4,084 |
| 20-39 | 17,317 |
| 40-59 | 14,487 |
| 60-79 | 8,362 |
| 80 and over | 6,273 |
| Testing | Number |
|---|---|
| Total tests completed footnote 8 | 3,849,337 |
| Total tests completed in the previous day footnote 9 | 41,111 |
| Currently under investigation footnote 10 | 49,586 |
| Hospitalizations | Number |
|---|---|
| Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 footnote 11 | 128As we often observe on weekends, a number of hospitals (approximately 40) did not submit data to the Daily Bed Census for September 26. We anticipate the number of hospitalized patients may increase when reporting compliance increases. |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 12 | 29 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 12 on a ventilator with COVID-19 | 17 |
