There is a big drop in cases in the latest COVID-19 update from the Halton Region.
Across Halton, there are 76 new cases. The total number of cases is up to 16,632. With 15,778 resolved cases and 220 deaths, Halton is now at 719 active cases – 85 less than Thursday’s count. The Region says that of the 16,632 total cases, 16,071 were confirmed positive while 561 were considered probable cases.
In Milton, we have 20 new cases. That brings us to 5420 total cases. With 5183 resolved cases and 45 deaths, Milton is at 192 active cases – 29 less than Thursday’s number. The Region says that of the 5420 total cases, 5212 were confirmed positive while 208 were considered probable cases.
The Halton Region is detailing the number of COVID-19 variant cases. It says that 4949 total variant cases have been found in Halton. Milton has reportedly had 1747 total variant cases.
The Halton Region is also noting vaccination numbers. A total of 243,405 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Halton. 213,190 of the doses were to Halton residents.
Here’s a breakdown on ages of those receiving doses:
- 9031 doses have been administered to people aged 16-24;
- 8362 doses have been administered to people aged 25-29;
- 9785 doses have been administered to people aged 30-34;
- 11,539 doses have been administered to people aged 35-39;
- 18,211 doses have been administered to people aged 40-44;
- 19,802 doses have been administered to people aged 45-49;
- 21,409 doses have been administered to people aged 50-54;
- 25,326 doses have been administered to people aged 55-59;
- 26,624 doses have been administered to people aged 60-64;
- 24,213 doses have been administered to people aged 65-69;
- 22,467 doses have been administered to people aged 70-74;
- 17,476 doses have been administered to people aged 75-79;
- 29,146 doses have been administered to people aged 80+; and,
- 14 doses have been administered to people that are pending.
The following is where the vaccine doses have been administered:
- 34,226 doses have been administered through pharmacies and physicians’ offices;
- 20,049 doses have been administered through the Halton Region Public Health and Paramedic Mobile Teams;
- 189,130 doses have been administered through community and hospital-based clinics.
READ MORE: COVID-19: Region updates vaccination schedule for May
Below are the numbers for Ontario, including roughly 2362 new cases province-wide. There have been 504,533 total cases in Ontario.
| Severity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cases footnote 1 | 504,533 | N/A |
| Change from previous report (new cases) | 2,362 | 0.5% increase |
| Resolved footnote 2 | 468,033 | 92.8 |
| Change from previous report | 3,502 | 0.8% increase |
| Subset of all cases that are reported to be long-term care residents footnote 3 footnote 4 footnote 5 | 15,226 | 3.0 |
| Subset of all cases that are reported as a health care worker footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 associated with long-term care outbreaks | 7,039 | 1.4 |
| Total number of deaths footnote 7 | 8,431 | 1.7 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for residents in long-term care homes footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 | 3,937 | 46.7 |
| 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 | 103,864 |
| Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) footnote 8 | 594 |
| Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) footnote 8 | 1,746 |
| Case characteristics | Number |
|---|---|
| Male | 250,921 |
| Female | 249,958 |
| 19 and under | 78,910 |
| 20-39 | 187,759 |
| 40-59 | 145,316 |
| 60-79 | 68,231 |
| 80 and over | 24,209 |
| Testing | Number |
|---|---|
| Total tests completed footnote 9 | 14,695,084 |
| Total tests completed in the previous day footnote 10 | 44,040 |
| Currently under investigation footnote 11 | 22,237 |
| Hospitalizations | Number |
|---|---|
| Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 footnote 12 | 1,582 |
| Total patients in ICU due to COVID-related critical illness footnote 13 footnote 14 | 777 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU, testing positive for COVID footnote 13 | 718 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU due to COVID, no longer testing positive for COVID footnote 13 | 59 |
| Total patients in ICU on a ventilator due to COVID-related critical illness footnote 13 footnote 15 | 560 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19 footnote 13 | 525 |
| Patients in ICU due to COVID on a ventilator, no longer testing positive for COVID footnote 13 | 35 |
