COVID-19: Over 170 new cases across Halton

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

Across Halton, there have been 171 new cases. The total number of cases is up to 21,456. With 20,601 resolved cases and 245 deaths, Halton is at 610 active cases, 120 more than Wednesday. The Region says that of the 21,456 total cases, 20,725 were confirmed positive while 731 were considered probable cases.

In Milton, we have 33 new cases. That brings us to 6790 total cases. With 6597 resolved cases and 47 deaths, Milton is at 146 active cases, 18 more than Wednesday’s update. The Region says that of the 6790 total cases, 6535 were confirmed positive while 255 were considered probable cases.

The Halton Region is reporting variant case totals. It says that 8266 total variant cases have been found in Halton. Milton has reportedly had 2689 total variant cases.

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 88 cases being reported – 30 are non-Halton cases, 56 are residents, and two are staff cases. It was first declared on Thursday, November 4th.

Another outbreak has been declared at a Milton school. It is at Tarbiyah Elementary School on Ontario Street South. There are currently just two cases, the minimum required for an outbreak to be reported. Both are considered Halton cases. It was declared on Friday, December 10th.

The Halton Region has reported an outbreak at a second Milton school. This one is at Elementary School Catholic Saint-Nicolas on Woodward Avenue. There are currently four cases being reported – three Halton cases and one non-Halton case. It was declared on Tuesday, December 14th.

A fitness facility in Milton has reported an outbreak. It is listed as ‘Sports & Fitness – 10’ by the Halton Region. There are currently seven cases being reported, all of which are Halton cases. It was first declared on Tuesday, December 14th.

Looking at vaccination numbers, a total of 978,131 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Halton. 875,996 of the doses were to Halton residents.

462,399 second doses have been administered in Halton. 411,768 of those have been Halton residents.

52,553 additional doses have been administered in Halton. 46,732 of those have been Halton residents.

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

• 23,036 first doses, 1408 second doses and o additional doses have been administered to people aged 5-11;
• 40,073 first doses, 48,376 second doses and 111 additional doses have been administered to people aged 12-17;
• 39,561 first doses, 43,825 second doses and 669 additional doses have been administered to people aged 18-24;
• 26,213 first doses, 27,909 second doses and 874 additional doses have been administered to people aged 25-29;
• 30,602 first doses, 31,833 second doses and 1030 additional doses have been administered to people aged 30-34;
• 35,010 first doses, 36,564 second doses and 1388 additional doses have been administered to people aged 35-39;
• 37,189 first doses, 39,213 second doses and 1728 additional doses have been administered to people aged 40-44;
• 38,482 first doses, 40,571 second doses and 2009 additional doses have been administered to people aged 45-49;
• 37,454 first doses, 38,842 second doses and 3249 additional doses have been administered to people aged 50-54;
• 35,776 first doses, 35,958 second doses and 3982 additional doses have been administered to people aged 55-59;
• 29,116 first doses, 29,037 second doses and 5323 additional doses have been administered to people aged 60-64;
• 25,502 first doses, 24,655 second doses and 4123 additional doses have been administered to people aged 65-69;
• 22,977 first doses, 22,484 second doses and 8456 additional doses have been administered to people aged 70-74;
• 17,344 first doses, 17,180 second doses and 7253 additional doses have been administered to people aged 75-79;
• 24,743 first doses, 24,540 second doses and 12,358 additional doses have been administered to people aged 80+; and,
• 100 first doses, four second doses and zero additional doses are pending.

The following is where the vaccine doses have been administered:

• 85,786 first doses, 111,620 second doses and 24,713 additional doses have been administered through pharmacies and physicians’ offices;
• 13,896 first doses, 10,135 second doses and 6008 additional doses have been administered through the Halton Region Public Health and Paramedic Mobile Teams;
• 363,497 first doses, 340,644 second doses and 21,832 additional doses have been administered through community and hospital-based clinics.

Below are the numbers for Ontario, including 2421 new cases province-wide. There have been 639,341 total cases in Ontario.