The Halton Region has provided an update on the COVID-19 numbers.
Across Halton, there are 31 new cases. The total number is up to 9387 cases. With 8968 resolved cases and 195 deaths, Halton is now at 224 active cases – six less than yesterday. The Region says that of the 9387 total cases, 9092 were confirmed positive while 295 were considered probable cases.
In Milton, we have six new cases. That brings our total number up to 2973 cases. With 2873 resolved cases and 36 deaths, Milton is now at 64 active cases – nine less than yesterday. The Region says that of the 2973 total cases, 2875 were confirmed positive while 98 were considered probable cases.
The Halton Region is also detailing the number of COVID-19 variant cases. It says that 55 total variant cases have been found in Halton: 47 were screen positive and eight were confirmed variants of concern. Milton has reportedly had 14 total variant cases: 12 were screened positive while two were confirmed variants of concern.
Looking at Milton’s major ongoing outbreaks:
- Since Sunday, January 10th, there have been 34 reported cases at Allendale. 19 are residents, three are staff members, four are unspecified, and the other eight are categorized as ‘non-Halton’ cases. There have been seven deaths at the LTCH: six were residents, while the other one is still not specified.
- On Monday, January 18th, the Halton Region reported an outbreak at what is classified as ‘Congregate Living – 37’. It’s believed that this is Maplehurst Correctional Facility, which was reportedly experiencing an outbreak at the same time of the same magnitude. As of the time of writing, there have been 295 total cases reported during this outbreak. 188 have been residents, 12 have been staff members, and 95 are categorized as ‘non-Halton’ cases.
Below are the numbers for Ontario, including 1,258 new cases province-wide. There have been 298,569 total cases in Ontario.
| Severity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cases footnote 1 | 298,569 | N/A |
| Change from previous report (new cases) | 1,258 | 0.4% increase |
| Resolved footnote 2 | 281,331 | 94.2 |
| Change from previous report | 1,007 | 0.4% increase |
| Subset of all cases that are reported to be long-term care residents footnote 3 footnote 4 footnote 5 | 14,955 | 5.0 |
| Subset of all cases that are reported as a health care worker footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 associated with long-term care outbreaks | 6,611 | 2.2 |
| Total number of deaths footnote 7 | 6,944 | 2.3 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for residents in long-term care homes footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 | 3,864 | 55.6 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for health care workers footnote 5 footnote 6 footnote 2 in long-term care homes | 10 | 0.1 |
| Variant | Cases |
|---|---|
| Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) footnote 8 | 477 |
| Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) footnote 8 | 14 |
| Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) footnote 8 | 2 |
| Case characteristics | Number |
|---|---|
| Male | 146,765 |
| Female | 150,285 |
| 19 and under | 39,686 |
| 20-39 | 109,323 |
| 40-59 | 86,338 |
| 60-79 | 42,992 |
| 80 and over | 20,166 |
| Testing | Number |
|---|---|
| Total tests completed footnote 9 | 10,936,552 |
| Total tests completed in the previous day footnote 10 | 64,049 |
| Currently under investigation footnote 11 | 35,502 |
| Hospitalizations | Number |
|---|---|
| Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 footnote 12 | 683 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 13 | 284 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 13 on a ventilator with COVID-19 | 193 |
