There is a new death from COVID-19 being reported in Halton.
The death is being registered as a Burlington resident, giving the city 52 deaths total. Oakville remains at 60 deaths, Halton Hills is at 56 deaths, and Milton is at 39 deaths from the virus. Halton now has a total of 207 deaths.
Active cases appear to be dropping, which is a good sign.
Across Halton, there are 133 new cases. The total number of cases is up to 13,823. With 12,643 resolved cases and 207 deaths, Halton is now at 973 active cases – 37 less than Tuesday’s count. The Region says that of the 13,823 total cases, 13,383 were confirmed positive while 440 were considered probable cases.
In Milton, we have 31 new cases. That brings us to 4508 total cases. With 4152 resolved cases and 39 deaths, Milton is still at 345 active cases – 28 less than Tuesday’s number. The Region says that of the 4508 total cases, 4342 were confirmed positive while 166 were considered probable cases.
The Halton Region is detailing the number of COVID-19 variant cases. It says that 2590 total variant cases have been found in Halton. Milton has reportedly had 994 total variant cases.
The Halton Region is also noting vaccination numbers. A total of 153,970 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Halton. 135,409 of the doses were to Halton residents.
Here’s a breakdown on ages of those receiving doses:
- 3379 doses have been administered to people aged 16-24;
- 3801 doses have been administered to people aged 25-29;
- 3864 doses have been administered to people aged 30-34;
- 4248 doses have been administered to people aged 35-39;
- 5285 doses have been administered to people aged 40-44;
- 5954 doses have been administered to people aged 45-49;
- 7162 doses have been administered to people aged 50-54;
- 15,914 doses have been administered to people aged 55-59;
- 18,326 doses have been administered to people aged 60-64;
- 20,221 doses have been administered to people aged 65-69;
- 20,810 doses have been administered to people aged 70-74;
- 16,647 doses have been administered to people aged 75-79;
- 28,347 doses have been administered to people aged 80+; and,
- 12 doses have been administered to people that are pending.
The following is where the vaccine doses have been administered:
- 13,235 doses have been administered through pharmacies and physicians’ offices;
- 17,188 doses have been administered through the Halton Region Public Health and Paramedic Mobile Teams;
- 123,547 doses have been administered through community and hospital-based clinics.
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Below are the numbers for Ontario, including 4,212 new cases province-wide. There have been 429,123 total cases in Ontario.
| Severity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cases footnote 1 | 429,123 | N/A |
| Change from previous report (new cases) | 4,212 | 1.0% increase |
| Resolved footnote 2 | 378,417 | 88.2 |
| Change from previous report | 4,204 | 1.1% increase |
| Subset of all cases that are reported to be long-term care residents footnote 3 footnote 4 footnote 5 | 15,113 | 3.5 |
| Subset of all cases that are reported as a health care worker footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 associated with long-term care outbreaks | 6,904 | 1.6 |
| Total number of deaths footnote 7 | 7,789 | 1.8 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for residents in long-term care homes footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 | 3,912 | 50.2 |
| 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 | 41,395 |
| Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) footnote 8 | 108 |
| Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) footnote 8 | 212 |
| Case characteristics | Number |
|---|---|
| Male | 213,001 |
| Female | 213,406 |
| 19 and under | 65,118 |
| 20-39 | 157,565 |
| 40-59 | 123,658 |
| 60-79 | 59,724 |
| 80 and over | 22,939 |
| Testing | Number |
|---|---|
| Total tests completed footnote 9 | 13,668,503 |
| Total tests completed in the previous day footnote 10 | 51,877 |
| Currently under investigation footnote 11 | 32,119 |
| Hospitalizations | Number |
|---|---|
| Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 footnote 12 | 2,335 |
| Total patients in ICU due to COVID-related critical illness footnote 13 footnote 14 | 790 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU, testing positive for COVID footnote 13 | 737 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU due to COVID, no longer testing positive for COVID footnote 13 | 53 |
| Total patients in ICU on a ventilator due to COVID-related critical illness footnote 13 footnote 15 | 566 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19 footnote 13 | 535 |
| Patients in ICU due to COVID on a ventilator, no longer testing positive for COVID footnote 13 | 31 |
