There is another sizeable jump in new cases and one more death in Halton.
The death is believed to be an Oakville resident, giving the town 48 deaths total from COVID-19. Halton Hills has 32, Burlington has 29, and Milton has 27 deaths. Overall, Halton now has 136 deaths from the virus.
Across Halton, there are 92 new cases. That brings the Region’s total to 7219 cases. With 6459 resolved cases and 136 deaths, Halton is now at 624 active cases – 48 less than yesterday.
In Milton, we have 43 new cases. That brings our total number to 2256 cases. With 2011 resolved cases and 27 deaths, Milton is now at 218 active cases – two more than yesterday.
Looking at the ongoing outbreaks happening in Milton:
- The Milton District Hospital has had an ongoing outbreak since December 12th. Since then, there have been 18 reported cases. eight have been residents, three have been staff members, and seven 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.
- Since December 16th, there have been 56 cases reported at Revera Birkdale Place. 39 of the cases have been residents, ten have been staff members, four 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.
- As of Sunday, January 10th, a third outbreak has begun at Allendale. As of the time of writing, there are two reported cases. One is a resident, while the other is categorized as a ‘non-Halton’ case.
Below are the numbers for Ontario, including 2961 new cases province-wide. There have been 224,984 total cases in Ontario.
| Severity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cases footnote 1 | 224,984 | N/A |
| Change from previous report (new cases) | 2,961 | 1.3% increase |
| Resolved footnote 2 | 190,221 | 84.5 |
| Change from previous report | 3,392 | 1.8% increase |
| Subset of all cases that are reported to be long-term care residents footnote 3 footnote 4 footnote 5 | 12,726 | 5.7 |
| Subset of all cases that are reported as a health care worker footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 associated with long-term care outbreaks | 4,938 | 2.2 |
| Total number of deaths footnote 7 | 5,127 | 2.3 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for residents in long-term care homes footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 | 3,063 | 59.7 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for health care workers footnote 5 footnote 6 footnote 2 in long-term care homes | 10 | 0.2 |
| Case characteristics | Number |
|---|---|
| Male | 109,824 |
| Female | 113,790 |
| 19 and under | 29,426 |
| 20-39 | 82,113 |
| 40-59 | 64,764 |
| 60-79 | 32,456 |
| 80 and over | 16,176 |
| Testing | Number |
|---|---|
| Total tests completed footnote 8 | 8,643,747 |
| Total tests completed in the previous day footnote 9 | 50,931 |
| Currently under investigation footnote 10 | 61,259 |
| Hospitalizations | Number |
|---|---|
| Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 footnote 11 | 1,674 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 12 | 385 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 12 on a ventilator with COVID-19 | 276 |
