There are nearly 150 new cases in the Halton region on Tuesday, April 20th.
Across Halton, there are 148 new cases. The total number of cases is up to 13,690. With 12,474 resolved cases and 206 deaths, Halton is now at 1010 active cases – one more than Monday’s count. The Region says that of the 13,690 total cases, 13,250 were confirmed positive while 440 were considered probable cases.
In Milton, we have 55 new cases. That brings us to 4477 total cases. With 4093 resolved cases and 39 deaths, Milton is still at 345 active cases – the same as Monday’s number. The Region says that of the 4477 total cases, 4309 were confirmed positive while 168 were considered probable cases.
The Halton Region is detailing the number of COVID-19 variant cases. It says that 2478 total variant cases have been found in Halton. Milton has reportedly had 936 total variant cases.
The Halton Region is also noting vaccination numbers. A total of 148,832 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Halton. 130,792 of the doses were to Halton residents.
Here’s a breakdown on ages of those receiving doses:
- 3303 doses have been administered to people aged 16-24;
- 3688 doses have been administered to people aged 25-29;
- 3760 doses have been administered to people aged 30-34;
- 4067 doses have been administered to people aged 35-39;
- 4743 doses have been administered to people aged 40-44;
- 5397 doses have been administered to people aged 45-49;
- 6528 doses have been administered to people aged 50-54;
- 15,111 doses have been administered to people aged 55-59;
- 17,056 doses have been administered to people aged 60-64;
- 19,585 doses have been administered to people aged 65-69;
- 20,672 doses have been administered to people aged 70-74;
- 16,600 doses have been administered to people aged 75-79;
- 28,311 doses have been administered to people aged 80+; and,
- 11 doses have been administered to people that are pending.
The following is where the vaccine doses have been administered:
- 11,224 doses have been administered through pharmacies and physicians’ offices;
- 17,001 doses have been administered through the Halton Region Public Health and Paramedic Mobile Teams;
- 120,607 doses have been administered through community and hospital-based clinics.
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Below are the numbers for Ontario, including 3,469 new cases province-wide. There have been 424,911 total cases in Ontario.
| Severity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cases footnote 1 | 424,911 | N/A |
| Change from previous report (new cases) | 3,469 | 0.8% increase |
| Resolved footnote 2 | 374,213 | 88.1 |
| Change from previous report | 3,369 | 0.9% increase |
| Subset of all cases that are reported to be long-term care residents footnote 3 footnote 4 footnote 5 | 15,111 | 3.6 |
| Subset of all cases that are reported as a health care worker footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 associated with long-term care outbreaks | 6,903 | 1.6 |
| Total number of deaths footnote 7 | 7,757 | 1.8 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for residents in long-term care homes footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 | 3,912 | 50.4 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for health care workers footnote 5 footnote 6 footnote 2 in long-term care homes | 10 | 0.1 |
| Variant | Cases |
|---|---|
| Lineage B.1.1.7 (UK variant) footnote 8 | 39,276 |
| Lineage B.1.351 (South African variant) footnote 8 | 105 |
| Lineage P.1 (Brazilian variant) footnote 8 | 211 |
| Case characteristics | Number |
|---|---|
| Male | 210,899 |
| Female | 211,365 |
| 19 and under | 64,359 |
| 20-39 | 156,011 |
| 40-59 | 122,395 |
| 60-79 | 59,179 |
| 80 and over | 22,857 |
| Testing | Number |
|---|---|
| Total tests completed footnote 9 | 13,616,626 |
| Total tests completed in the previous day footnote 10 | 40,596 |
| Currently under investigation footnote 11 | 29,217 |
| Hospitalizations | Number |
|---|---|
| Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 footnote 12 | 2,360 |
| Total patients in ICU due to COVID-related critical illness footnote 13 footnote 14 | 773 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU, testing positive for COVID footnote 13 | 722 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU due to COVID, no longer testing positive for COVID footnote 13 | 51 |
| Total patients in ICU on a ventilator due to COVID-related critical illness footnote 13 footnote 15 | 537 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU on a ventilator with COVID-19 footnote 13 | 507 |
| Patients in ICU due to COVID on a ventilator, no longer testing positive for COVID footnote 13 | 30 |
