An outbreak in Milton has caused a major jump in new cases.
On January 18th, an outbreak was declared at what is classified as ‘Congregate Living – 37’ in Milton. Since then, 75 cases of COVID-19 have been reportedly due to this outbreak.
There are also three more deaths in Halton, giving the Region 151 deaths total. Two of the deaths are out of Oakville (52), and the third was a Halton Hills resident (37). Burlington remains at 33 deaths, and Milton is still at 29 deaths from the virus.
Across Halton, there are 114 new cases. That brings the Region’s total to 7875 cases. With 7227 resolved cases and 151 deaths, Halton is now at 497 active cases – 45 more than yesterday.
In Milton, we have 71 new cases. Our total is now 2496 cases. With 2282 resolved cases and 29 deaths, Milton is now at 185 active cases – 47 more than yesterday.
Taking a look at the ongoing institutional outbreaks in Milton:
- Since December 16th, there have been 57 cases reported at Revera Birkdale Place. 40 of the cases have been residents, eleven have been staff members, three are unspecified, and three are ‘non-Halton’ cases. There has been one death associated to the outbreak at the retirement home. It was a resident.
- As of Sunday, January 10th, a third outbreak has begun at Allendale. As of the time of writing, there are seven reported cases. Two are residents, three are unspecified, and the other two are categorized as ‘non-Halton’ cases. There is one death reported at the LTCH. It was a resident.
Below are the numbers for Ontario, including 2,662 new cases province-wide. There have been 250,226 total cases in Ontario.
| Severity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cases footnote 1 | 250,226 | N/A |
| Change from previous report (new cases) | 2,662 | 1.1% increase |
| Resolved footnote 2 | 219,262 | 87.6 |
| Change from previous report | 3,375 | 1.6% increase |
| Subset of all cases that are reported to be long-term care residents footnote 3 footnote 4 footnote 5 | 13,746 | 5.5 |
| Subset of all cases that are reported as a health care worker footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 associated with long-term care outbreaks | 5,494 | 2.2 |
| Total number of deaths footnote 7 | 5,701 | 2.3 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for residents in long-term care homes footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 | 3,350 | 58.8 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for health care workers footnote 5 footnote 6 footnote 2 in long-term care homes | 10 | 0.2 |
| Case characteristics | Number |
|---|---|
| Male | 122,345 |
| Female | 126,462 |
| 19 and under | 32,685 |
| 20-39 | 91,573 |
| 40-59 | 72,164 |
| 60-79 | 36,018 |
| 80 and over | 17,740 |
| Testing | Number |
|---|---|
| Total tests completed footnote 8 | 9,196,591 |
| Total tests completed in the previous day footnote 9 | 71,750 |
| Currently under investigation footnote 10 | 41,819 |
| Hospitalizations | Number |
|---|---|
| Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 footnote 11 | 1,512 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 12 | 383 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 12 on a ventilator with COVID-19 | 291 |
