The Halton Region has updated its COVID-19 statistics for Thursday, October 8th.
Across Halton, there are now 1461 total cases. That is an increase for 39-cases. There have been 1268 recoveries and 27 deaths. That puts Halton at 166 active cases.
In Milton, we have had 361 total cases. That is seven more than yesterday. There have been 321 recoveries and four deaths. That means we have 36 active cases.
Burlington had the bulk of new cases today, with 15. Oakville was close behind with 12. Halton Hills had five.
Below are the numbers for Ontario.
| Severity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cases footnote 1 | 56,742 | N/A |
| Change from previous report (new cases) | 797 | 1.4% increase |
| Resolved footnote 2 | 48,308 | 85.1 |
| Change from previous report | 695 | 1.5% increase |
| Subset of all cases that are reported to be long-term care residents footnote 3 footnote 4 footnote 5 | 6,274 | 11.1 |
| Subset of all cases that are reported as a health care worker footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 associated with long-term care outbreaks | 2,670 | 4.7 |
| Total number of deaths footnote 7 | 2,992 | 5.3 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for residents in long-term care homes footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 | 1,954 | 65.3 |
| 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 | 27,096 |
| Female | 29,249 |
| 19 and under | 5,033 |
| 20-39 | 20,126 |
| 40-59 | 16,069 |
| 60-79 | 8,973 |
| 80 and over | 6,529 |
| Testing | Number |
|---|---|
| Total tests completed footnote 8 | 4,261,111 |
| Total tests completed in the previous day footnote 9 | 48,488 |
| Currently under investigation footnote 10 | 58,118 |
| Hospitalizations | Number |
|---|---|
| Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 footnote 11 | 206 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 12 | 47 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 12 on a ventilator with COVID-19 | 29 |
