After what seemed to be an improvement in numbers yesterday, Halton is seeing a major increase in new cases today.
Across Halton, we have 57 new cases. That brings the total to 3188. There are also 2554 resolved cases and 48 deaths, which means another death has been reported. Halton has 586 active cases.
Regarding the new death, it appears to be an Oakville resident, giving the town 14 deaths.
In Milton, we have 24 new cases being reported today. That brings our total up to 845 cases. We have had 633 resolved cases and four deaths. Milton has 208 active cases.
Below are the numbers for Ontario, including 1418 new cases.
| Severity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cases footnote 1 | 100,790 | N/A |
| Change from previous report (new cases) | 1,418 | 1.4% increase |
| Resolved footnote 2 | 84,716 | 84.1 |
| Change from previous report | 1,415 | 1.7% increase |
| Subset of all cases that are reported to be long-term care residents footnote 3 footnote 4 footnote 5 | 7,934 | 7.9 |
| Subset of all cases that are reported as a health care worker footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 associated with long-term care outbreaks | 3,172 | 3.1 |
| Total number of deaths footnote 7 | 3,451 | 3.4 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for residents in long-term care homes footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 | 2,193 | 63.5 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for health care workers footnote 5 footnote 6 footnote 2 in long-term care homes | 8 | 0.2 |
| Case characteristics | Number |
|---|---|
| Male | 48,754 |
| Female | 51,486 |
| 19 and under | 11,657 |
| 20-39 | 36,559 |
| 40-59 | 28,747 |
| 60-79 | 14,777 |
| 80 and over | 9,034 |
| Testing | Number |
|---|---|
| Total tests completed footnote 8 | 5,827,192 |
| Total tests completed in the previous day footnote 9 | 48,173 |
| Currently under investigation footnote 10 | 46,609 |
| Hospitalizations | Number |
|---|---|
| Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 footnote 11 | 518 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 12 | 142 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 12 on a ventilator with COVID-19 | 92 |
