More of the same today when looking at the past weekend.
Across Halton, there are 77 new cases. The total number of cases is up to 11,058. With 10,385 resolved cases and 200 deaths, Halton is now at 473 active cases – 30 more than Wednesday’s count. The Region says that of the 11,058 total cases, 10,695 were confirmed positive while 363 were considered probable cases.
In Milton, we have 27 new cases. That brings us to 3511 total cases. With 3320 resolved cases and 36 deaths, Milton is now at 155 active cases – five more than Wednesday’s number. The Region says that of the 3511 total cases, 3384 were confirmed positive while 127 were considered probable cases.
The Halton Region is also detailing the number of COVID-19 variant cases. It says that 741 total variant cases have been found in Halton. Milton has reportedly had 252 total variant cases.
On Tuesday, the Halton Region Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Hamidah Meghani, said the recent increases in new cases proves that we are in a third wave.
“Although we have made significant progress in our vaccine rollout, we are seeing an increase in cases, particularly among variants of concern, and are firmly in a third wave of COVID-19. While our quick and steady rollout of vaccines is critical, it is only one important way we can protect each other and stop COVID-19. As we approach the long weekend, I urge residents to remain vigilant and not gather with individuals outside of your household. Please continue to follow all public health measures including wearing a mask and physical distancing from anyone you do not live with even if you or others have been vaccinated.”
The Premier of Ontario also announced a third shutdown for the province this afternoon. The provincewide emergency brake would put in place time-limited public health and workplace safety measures to help to stop the rapid transmission of COVID-19 variants in communities, protect hospital capacity and save lives. Read the latest here.
The Halton Region is also noting vaccination numbers. The numbers are updated weekly, with the most recent being on Thursday, April 1st. A total of 82,111 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Halton:
- 44,337 have been administered through the Halton Healthcare COVID-19 Vaccination Centre;
- 15,099 have been administered through the Halton Region Public Health and Paramedic Mobile Teams;
- 22,675 have been administered through the newly launched COVID-19 vaccination clinics.
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Below are the numbers for Ontario, including 2557 new cases province-wide. There have been 352,460 total cases in Ontario.
| Severity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cases footnote 1 | 352,460 | N/A |
| Change from previous report (new cases) | 2,557 | 0.7% increase |
| Resolved footnote 2 | 324,196 | 92.0 |
| Change from previous report | 1,814 | 0.6% increase |
| Subset of all cases that are reported to be long-term care residents footnote 3 footnote 4 footnote 5 | 15,047 | 4.3 |
| Subset of all cases that are reported as a health care worker footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 associated with long-term care outbreaks | 6,819 | 1.9 |
| Total number of deaths footnote 7 | 7,389 | 2.1 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for residents in long-term care homes footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 | 3,901 | 52.8 |
| 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 | 1,953 |
| Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) footnote 8 | 67 |
| Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) footnote 8 | 96 |
| Case characteristics | Number |
|---|---|
| Male | 174,331 |
| Female | 176,119 |
| 19 and under | 50,651 |
| 20-39 | 129,063 |
| 40-59 | 101,343 |
| 60-79 | 49,847 |
| 80 and over | 21,473 |
| Testing | Number |
|---|---|
| Total tests completed footnote 9 | 12,613,463 |
| Total tests completed in the previous day footnote 10 | 62,290 |
| Currently under investigation footnote 11 | 42,057 |
| Hospitalizations | Number |
|---|---|
| Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 footnote 12 | 1,116 |
| Total patients in ICU due to COVID-related critical illness footnote 13 footnote 14 | 433 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU, testing positive for COVID footnote 13 | 406 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU due to COVID, no longer testing positive for COVID footnote 13 | 27 |
| Total patients in ICU on a ventilator due to COVID-related critical illness footnote 13 footnote 15 | 259 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19 footnote 13 | 250 |
| Patients in ICU due to COVID on a ventilator, no longer testing positive for COVID footnote 13 | 9 |
