There is a jump in new cases of COVID-19 across Halton and in Milton.
For Halton, there are 52 new cases. That brings the Region to 9628 cases total. With 9166 resolved cases and 198 deaths, Halton now has 264 active cases – 13 more cases than yesterday’s count. The Region says that of the 9628 total cases, 9327 were confirmed positive while 301 were considered probable cases.
In Milton, we have 21 new cases. The total is now up to 3038 cases. With 2934 resolved cases and 36 deaths, Milton is now at 68 active cases – 14 more cases than yesterday. The Region says that of the 3038 total cases, 2941 were confirmed positive while 97 were considered probable cases.
The Halton Region is also detailing the number of COVID-19 variant cases. It says that 97 total variant cases have been found in Halton: 78 were screen positive and 19 were confirmed variants of concern. Milton has reportedly had 25 total variant cases: 16 were screened positive while nine 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 300 total cases reported during this outbreak. 191 have been residents, 13 have been staff members, and 96 are categorized as ‘non-Halton’ cases. There has now been one death at the Correctional Facility. It’s been determined to be a ‘non-Halton’ case.
Below are the numbers for Ontario, including 994 new cases province-wide. There have been 304,757 total cases in Ontario.
| Severity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cases footnote 1 | 304,757 | N/A |
| Change from previous report (new cases) | 994 | 0.3% increase |
| Resolved footnote 2 | 287,424 | 94.3 |
| Change from previous report | 1,072 | 0.4% increase |
| Subset of all cases that are reported to be long-term care residents footnote 3 footnote 4 footnote 5 | 14,963 | 4.9 |
| Subset of all cases that are reported as a health care worker footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 associated with long-term care outbreaks | 6,642 | 2.2 |
| Total number of deaths footnote 7 | 7,024 | 2.3 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for residents in long-term care homes footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 | 3,871 | 55.1 |
| 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 | 644 |
| Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) footnote 8 | 31 |
| Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) footnote 8 | 3 |
| Case characteristics | Number |
|---|---|
| Male | 149,992 |
| Female | 153,182 |
| 19 and under | 40,944 |
| 20-39 | 111,696 |
| 40-59 | 87,960 |
| 60-79 | 43,787 |
| 80 and over | 20,303 |
| Testing | Number |
|---|---|
| Total tests completed footnote 9 | 11,229,191 |
| Total tests completed in the previous day footnote 10 | 65,643 |
| Currently under investigation footnote 11 | 42,723 |
| Hospitalizations | Number |
|---|---|
| Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 footnote 12 | 649 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 13 | 281 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 13 on a ventilator with COVID-19 | 183 |
