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COVID-19: Milton and Halton see a slight increase since Sunday

Milton, Ontario, Canada / FM101 Milton Now
101.3 myFM News staff
Apr 27, 2020 | 2:10 PM


COVID-19: Milton and Halton see a slight increase since Sunday

As of Monday, there have been 429 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Halton and 91 in Milton.

The province has reported  424 more cases since Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 14,856.

242,188 tests have been completed and  5,001 cases are currently under investigation.

There have been 892 deaths.

8,525 cases have been resolved.

945 patients have been hospitalized,  241 have been in the ICU and 191 on a ventilator.

Symptoms of COVID-19 may include:

  • Fever or new cough or difficulty breathing
  • Muscle aches, fatigue, headache, sore throat, runny nose or diarrhea
  • Symptoms in young children may be non-specific (e.g., lethargy, poor feeding)

Severe symptoms may include:

  • Shortness of breath when walking, exercising, or at rest, which is unusual for the patient
  • Chest pain, extreme fatigue, drowsiness, unstable vital signs

Anyone who develops symptoms, whether they have traveled or not, should self-isolate for 14 days, or until they have been symptom-free for 24 hours, whichever is longer. Those with mild symptoms and no complications do not need to contact Public Health.

For more information regarding COVID-19, you can click here.