COVID-19: Region closes outbreak at Milton workplace

We have the latest COVID-19 stats for Milton and Halton.

Across Halton, there are 12 new cases. The total number of cases is up to 20,154. With 19,826 resolved cases and 243 deaths, Halton is at 85 active cases, three less that Tuesday. The Region says that of the 20,154 total cases, 19,439 were confirmed positive while 715 were considered probable cases.

In Milton, we have two new cases. That brings us to 6428 total cases. With 6357 resolved cases and 46 deaths, Milton is at 25 active cases, four less than Tuesday’s update. The Region says that of the 6428 total cases, 6177 were confirmed positive while 251 were considered probable cases.

The Halton Region is reporting variant case totals. It says that 7681 total variant cases have been found in Halton. Milton has reportedly had 2512 total variant cases.

An outbreak at a Milton workplace has closed. It was listed only as ‘workplace – 164’. There were three reported cases. All three were considered Halton cases. It was first declared on Wednesday, November 10th. It closed on Monday, November 15th.

An outbreak has been reported at a Milton school. It’s at Holy Rosary (Milton) Catholic Elementary School. It was first reported by the Halton Region on Wednesday, October 27th. There are three cases being reported. All are considered Halton cases, meaning they are Halton residents.

An outbreak has been declared at a congregate living facility. It is labelled only as ‘Congregate Living – 80’ on the Halton Region outbreak webpage. There are 18 cases being reported – six are non-Halton cases and 12 are residents.

Looking at vaccination numbers, a total of 898,516 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Halton. 804,476 of the doses were to Halton residents.

457,972 second doses have been administered in Halton. 408,377 of those have been Halton residents.

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

• 39,662 first doses and 47,528 second doses have been administered to people aged 12-17;
• 39,343 first doses and 43,311 second doses have been administered to people aged 18-24;
• 26,036 first doses and 27,458 second doses have been administered to people aged 25-29;
• 30,407 first doses and 31,366 second doses have been administered to people aged 30-34;
• 34,827 first doses and 36,097 second doses have been administered to people aged 35-39;
• 37,052 first doses and 38,812 second doses have been administered to people aged 40-44;
• 38,340 first doses and 40,237 second doses have been administered to people aged 45-49;
• 37,323 first doses and 38,523 second doses have been administered to people aged 50-54;
• 35,721 first doses and 35,740 second doses have been administered to people aged 55-59;
• 29,153 first doses and 28,897 second doses have been administered to people aged 60-64;
• 25,511 first doses and 24,577 second doses have been administered to people aged 65-69;
• 23,008 first doses and 22,420 second doses have been administered to people aged 70-74;
• 17,352 first doses and 17,147 second doses have been administered to people aged 75-79;
• 24,787 first doses and 24,495 second doses have been administered to people aged 80+; and,
• 2022 first doses and 1364 second doses are pending.

The following is where the vaccine doses have been administered:

• 80,913 first doses and 108,274 second doses have been administered through pharmacies and physicians’ offices;
• 13,933 first doses and 10,133 second doses have been administered through the Halton Region Public Health and Paramedic Mobile Teams;
• 345,698 first doses and 339,565 second doses have been administered through community and hospital-based clinics.

Below are the numbers for Ontario, including 512 new cases province-wide. There have been 608,718 total cases in Ontario.