COVID-19: Latest stats for Milton and Halton

The latest COVID-19 stats for Milton and Halton have been released.

Across Halton, there are 13 new cases. The total number of cases is up to 19,792. With 19,468 resolved cases and 242 deaths, Halton is at 82 active cases, two more than Wednesday’s update. The Region says that of the 19,792 total cases, 19,099 were confirmed positive while 693 were considered probable cases.

In Milton, we have three new cases. That keeps us at 6326 total cases. With 6260 resolved cases and 46 deaths, Milton is at 20 active cases, two cases less than Wednesday’s update. The Region says that of the 6326 total cases, 6085 were confirmed positive while 241 were considered probable cases.

The Halton Region is detailing the number of COVID-19 variant cases. It says that 6610 total variant cases have been found in Halton. Milton has reportedly had 2244 total variant cases.

The Halton Region has reported an outbreak at a Milton school. The outbreak was first declared on Tuesday, October 12th. There are two cases being reported, both being considered ‘Halton’ cases, meaning the residents are from Halton. The outbreak is at Anne J. Macarthur Public School.

An outbreak is being reported at a second Milton school. This outbreak is at St. Benedict Catholic Elementary School. There are two cases being reported, the minimum for what is considered an outbreak. The outbreak was first declared on Wednesday, October 13th.

There’s an outbreak being reported at a Milton workplace. It’s listed on the Halton Region webpage as ‘Workplace – 162’. There are eight total cases being reported – one is a Halton case, seven are considered non-Halton cases. It was first declared on Thursday, October 14th.

Looking at vaccination numbers, a total of 886,009 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Halton. 794,863 of the doses were to Halton residents.

449,950 second doses have been administered in Halton. 402,067 of those have been Halton residents.

Here’s a breakdown on ages of those receiving doses:

• 38,863 first doses and 46,048 second doses have been administered to people aged 12-17;
• 38,923 first doses and 42,368 second doses have been administered to people aged 18-24;
• 25,595 first doses and 26,613 second doses have been administered to people aged 25-29;
• 29,989 first doses and 30,446 second doses have been administered to people aged 30-34;
• 34,399 first doses and 35,292 second doses have been administered to people aged 35-39;
• 36,674 first doses and 38,113 second doses have been administered to people aged 40-44;
• 38,015 first doses and 39,642 second doses have been administered to people aged 45-49;
• 37,004 first doses and 37,979 second doses have been administered to people aged 50-54;
• 35,461 first doses and 35,323 second doses have been administered to people aged 55-59;
• 28,911 first doses and 28,636 second doses have been administered to people aged 60-64;
• 25,373 first doses and 24,430 second doses have been administered to people aged 65-69;
• 22,892 first doses and 22,311 second doses have been administered to people aged 70-74;
• 17,289 first doses and 17,072 second doses have been administered to people aged 75-79;
• 24,700 first doses and 24,424 second doses have been administered to people aged 80+; and,
• 1,971 first doses and 1253 second doses are pending.

The following is where the vaccine doses have been administered:

• 77,930 first doses and 102,791 second doses have been administered through pharmacies and physicians’ offices;
• 13,881 first doses and 10,065 second doses have been administered through the Halton Region Public Health and Paramedic Mobile Teams;
• 344,248 first doses and 337,094 second doses have been administered through community and hospital-based clinics.

The Halton Region says that out of the 461,872 Halton residents who are immunized with two doses of the COVID-19, 0.12% of them have tested positive for the virus after vaccination. For Milton, there are 96,474 fully immunized residents – 0.13% of them have tested positive for the virus after vaccination.

Below are the numbers for Ontario, including 413 new cases province-wide. There have been 596,280 total cases in Ontario.