The Halton Region has released the latest COVID-19 statistics for each municipality.
Across Halton, there have been 1371 total cases. That is a 27-case increase from yesterday, and 72-case increase since Friday’s reported totals. There have been 1179 recoveries and 27 deaths. That is two more deaths than what was reported on Friday. Halton currently has 165 active cases, 14 more than Friday.
In Milton, we have 347 total cases. That is eleven more cases that what was reported yesterday. It’s also 28 more cases that what was reported on Friday. We have had 309 recoveries and four deaths, meaning neither of the two new deaths in Halton were Milton residents. That puts Milton at 34-active cases, eight more than Friday’s count.
Below are Ontario’s numbers.
| Severity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cases footnote 1 | 54,814 | N/A |
| Change from previous report (new cases) | 615 | 1.1% increase |
| Resolved footnote 2 | 46,360 | 84.6 |
| Change from previous report | 541 | 1.3% increase |
| Subset of all cases that are reported to be long-term care residents footnote 3 footnote 4 footnote 5 | 6,216 | 11.3 |
| Subset of all cases that are reported as a health care worker footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 associated with long-term care outbreaks | 2,650 | 4.8 |
| Total number of deaths footnote 7 | 2,980 | 5.4 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for residents in long-term care homes footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 | 1,951 | 65.5 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for health care workers footnote 5 footnote 6 footnote 2 in long-term care homes | 8 | 0.3 |
| Case characteristics | Number |
|---|---|
| Male | 26,161 |
| Female | 28,271 |
| 19 and under | 4,718 |
| 20-39 | 19,298 |
| 40-59 | 15,564 |
| 60-79 | 8,769 |
| 80 and over | 6,455 |
| Testing | Number |
|---|---|
| Total tests completed footnote 8 | 4,127,315 |
| Total tests completed in the previous day footnote 9 | 38,196 |
| Currently under investigation footnote 10 | 68,006 |
| Hospitalizations | Number |
|---|---|
| Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 footnote 11 | 176 As we often observe on weekends, a number of hospitals (approximately 35) did not submit data to the Daily Bed Census for October 3. We anticipate the number of hospitalized patients may increase when reporting compliance increases. |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 12 | 43 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 12 on a ventilator with COVID-19 | 26 |
