There are 56 new cases of COVID-19 in Halton.
Unlike yesterday, the most cases in the Region came out of Milton with our town reporting 22 new cases of the virus. The total count is up to 2608 cases. With 2390 resolved cases and 29 deaths, Milton is now at 189 active cases – one less than yesterday.
With the jump in new cases in Halton, the Region now has 8238 total cases. With 7622 resolved cases and 155 deaths, Halton is now at 461 active cases – three less than yesterday.
On Monday, January 18th, the Halton Region reported an outbreak at what was classified as ‘Congregate Living – 37’. It’s believed that this is Maplehurst Correctional Facility, which was reportedly experiencing an outbreak at the same time of the same magnitude. As of the time of writing, there have 152 total cases reported during this outbreak. 93 have been residents, six have been staff members, three are currently unspecified, and 50 are categorized as ‘non-Halton’ cases.
Taking a look at the ongoing institutional outbreaks in Milton:
- Since December 16th, there have been 57 cases reported at Revera Birkdale Place. 40 of the cases have been residents, eleven 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.
- As of Sunday, January 10th, a third outbreak has begun at Allendale. As of the time of writing, there are 12 reported cases. Six are residents, one is a staff member, three are unspecified, and the other two are categorized as ‘non-Halton’ cases. There is one death reported at the LTCH. It was a resident.
Despite schools being closed in Halton, an outbreak was reported at a Milton school last week. St. Francis Xavier has trhee reported cases. Two of them are considered Halton cases, while one is a ‘non-Halton’ case.
Below are the numbers for Ontario, including 2,093 new cases province-wide. There have been 262,463 total cases in Ontario.
| Severity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cases footnote 1 | 262,463 | N/A |
| Change from previous report (new cases) | 2,093 | 0.8% increase |
| Resolved footnote 2 | 234,971 | 89.5 |
| Change from previous report | 2,491 | 1.1% increase |
| Subset of all cases that are reported to be long-term care residents footnote 3 footnote 4 footnote 5 | 14,264 | 5.4 |
| Subset of all cases that are reported as a health care worker footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 associated with long-term care outbreaks | 5,813 | 2.2 |
| Total number of deaths footnote 7 | 6,014 | 2.3 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for residents in long-term care homes footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 | 3,518 | 58.5 |
| 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 | 128,433 |
| Female | 132,574 |
| 19 and under | 34,291 |
| 20-39 | 96,031 |
| 40-59 | 75,684 |
| 60-79 | 37,866 |
| 80 and over | 18,553 |
| Testing | Number |
|---|---|
| Total tests completed footnote 8 | 9,495,531 |
| Total tests completed in the previous day footnote 9 | 64,664 |
| Currently under investigation footnote 10 | 48,386 |
| Hospitalizations | Number |
|---|---|
| Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 footnote 11 | 1,338 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 12 | 358 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 12 on a ventilator with COVID-19 | 276 |
