The Halton Region has reported one of the highest jumps in new cases of COVID-19 its had in a while.
Across Halton, there are 87 new cases. The total number of cases is up to 10,817. With 10,226 resolved cases and 200 deaths, Halton is now at 391 active cases – 57 more than Friday’s count. The Region says that of the 10,817 total cases, 10,465 were confirmed positive while 352 were considered probable cases.
In Milton, we have 36 new cases. That brings us to 3431 total cases. With 3261 resolved cases and 36 deaths, Milton is now at 134 active cases – 19 more than Friday’s number. The Region says that of the 3431 total cases, 3311 were confirmed positive while 120 were considered probable cases.
The Halton Region is also detailing the number of COVID-19 variant cases. It says that 591 total variant cases have been found in Halton. Milton has reportedly had 189 total variant cases.
The Halton Region is also noting vaccination numbers. The numbers are updated weekly, with the most recent being on Friday, March 26th. A total of 67,563 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Halton:
- 38,506 have been administered through the Halton Healthcare COVID-19 Vaccination Centre;
- 14,107 have been administered through the Halton Region Public Health and Paramedic Mobile Teams;
- 14,950 have been administered through the newly launched COVID-19 vaccination clinics.
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Below are the numbers for Ontario, including 2,094 new cases province-wide. There have been 345,234 total cases in Ontario.
| Severity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cases footnote 1 | 345,234 | N/A |
| Change from previous report (new cases) | 2,094 | 0.6% increase |
| Resolved footnote 2 | 318,932 | 92.4 |
| Change from previous report | 1,524 | 0.5% increase |
| Subset of all cases that are reported to be long-term care residents footnote 3 footnote 4 footnote 5 | 15,030 | 4.4 |
| Subset of all cases that are reported as a health care worker footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 associated with long-term care outbreaks | 6,816 | 2.0 |
| Total number of deaths footnote 7 | 7,337 | 2.1 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for residents in long-term care homes footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 | 3,893 | 53.1 |
| 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 | 1,749 |
| Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) footnote 8 | 63 |
| Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) footnote 8 | 82 |
| Case characteristics | Number |
|---|---|
| Male | 170,671 |
| Female | 172,637 |
| 19 and under | 49,152 |
| 20-39 | 126,517 |
| 40-59 | 99,256 |
| 60-79 | 48,914 |
| 80 and over | 21,317 |
| Testing | Number |
|---|---|
| Total tests completed footnote 9 | 12,462,570 |
| Total tests completed in the previous day footnote 10 | 39,470 |
| Currently under investigation footnote 11 | 17,716 |
| Hospitalizations | Number |
|---|---|
| Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 footnote 12 | 841As we often observe on weekends, more than 10% of hospitals did not submit data to the Daily Bed Census. We anticipate the number of hospitalized patients may increase when reporting compliance increases. |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 13 | 382 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 13 on a ventilator with COVID-19 | 236 |
