Four more Halton residents have reportedly died from the novel coronavirus.
The deaths bring the Region up to 123 total. Two of the residents were from Burlington (27), one was a Halton Hills resident (25), and the other was an Oakville resident (44).
Across Halton, there are 121 new cases being reported for Tuesday. The total number is now 6484 cases. With 5604 resolved cases and the 123 deaths, Halton is now at 757 active cases – 70 more than yesterday.
In Milton, we have 39 new cases. Our total is now 2007 cases. With 1735 resolved cases and 27 deaths, Milton now has 245 active cases – 25 more than yesterday.
Looking at Milton’s ongoing outbreaks:
- Since November 13th, Allendale has had 89 cases. 60 have been residents, 15 have been staff members, two are unspecified, and twelve are considered ‘non-Halton’ cases. There have been 19 reported deaths in the LTCH associated to COVID-19. All 19 have been residents.
- The Milton District Hospital has had an ongoing outbreak since December 12th. Since then, there have been 15 reported cases. Seven have been residents, two have been staff members, and six have been ‘non-Halton’ cases. There has been one death at the hospital associated to this specific COVID-19 outbreak. The person was categorized as a resident.
- Martindale Gardens first reported an outbreak on December 14th. Since then, seven cases have been reported. Two were residents at the retirement home, three have been staff members, and two are ‘non-Halton’ cases. There have been two deaths. Both deaths were residents.
- The most recent outbreak in Milton is at Revera Birkdale Place. Since December 16th, there have been 54 cases reported. 39 of the cases have been residents, nine have been staff members, three are unspecified, and three are ‘non-Halton’ cases. There has been one death associated to the outbreak at the retirement home. It was a resident.
Below are the numbers for Ontario, including 3128 new cases province-wide. A total of 197, 360 people have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 in the province.
| Severity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cases footnote 1 | 197,360 | N/A |
| Change from previous report (new cases) | 3,128 | 1.6% increase |
| Resolved footnote 2 | 166,790 | 84.5 |
| Change from previous report | 2,015 | 1.2% increase |
| Subset of all cases that are reported to be long-term care residents footnote 3 footnote 4 footnote 5 | 11,511 | 5.8 |
| Subset of all cases that are reported as a health care worker footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 associated with long-term care outbreaks | 4,479 | 2.3 |
| Total number of deaths footnote 7 | 4,730 | 2.4 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for residents in long-term care homes footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 | 2,865 | 60.6 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for health care workers footnote 5 footnote 6 footnote 2 in long-term care homes | 8 | 0.2 |
| Case characteristics | Number |
|---|---|
| Male | 96,459 |
| Female | 99,684 |
| 19 and under | 25,543 |
| 20-39 | 71,852 |
| 40-59 | 56,977 |
| 60-79 | 28,568 |
| 80 and over | 14,371 |
| Testing | Number |
|---|---|
| Total tests completed footnote 8 | 8,178,105 |
| Total tests completed in the previous day footnote 9 | 35,152 |
| Currently under investigation footnote 10 | 39,805 |
| Hospitalizations | Number |
|---|---|
| Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 footnote 11 | 1,347 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 12 | 352 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 12 on a ventilator with COVID-19 | 245 |
