COVID-19: Two more outbreaks declared, third dose numbers released

The latest COVID-19 stats for Milton and Halton have been released.

Across Halton, there have been 109 new cases. The total number of cases is up to 21,285. With 20,550 resolved cases and 245 deaths, Halton is at 490 active cases, 74 more than Tuesday. The Region says that of the 21,285 total cases, 20,554 were confirmed positive while 731 were considered probable cases.

In Milton, we have 30 new cases. That brings us to 6757 total cases. With 6582 resolved cases and 47 deaths, Milton is at 128 active cases, 23 more than Tuesday’s update. The Region says that of the 6757 total cases, 6502 were confirmed positive while 255 were considered probable cases.

The Halton Region is reporting variant case totals. It says that 8171 total variant cases have been found in Halton. Milton has reportedly had 2666 total variant cases.

An outbreak has been declared at a congregate living facility. It is labelled only as ‘Congregate Living – 80’ on the Halton Region outbreak webpage. There are 87 cases being reported – 31 are non-Halton cases, 52 are residents, two are staff cases, and two are not specified just yet. It was first declared on Thursday, November 4th.

Another outbreak has been declared at a Milton school. It is at Tarbiyah Elementary School on Ontario Street South. There are currently just two cases, the minimum required for an outbreak to be reported. Both are considered Halton cases. It was declared on Friday, December 10th.

The Halton Region has reported an outbreak at a second Milton school. This one is at Elementary School Catholic Saint-Nicolas on Woodward Avenue. There are currently four cases being reported – three Halton cases and one non-Halton case. It was declared on Tuesday, December 14th.

A fitness facility in Milton has reported an outbreak. It is listed as ‘Sports & Fitness – 10’ by the Halton Region. There are currently six cases being reported, all of which are Halton cases. It was first declared on Tuesday, December 14th.

Looking at vaccination numbers, a total of 971,799 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Halton. 870,277 of the doses were to Halton residents.

462,266 second doses have been administered in Halton. 411,675 of those have been Halton residents.

47,320 additional doses have been administered in Halton. 42,003 of those have been Halton residents.

Here’s a breakdown on ages of those receiving doses:

• 22,184 first doses, 1406 second doses and o additional doses have been administered to people aged 5-11;
• 40,049 first doses, 48,353 second doses and 105 additional doses have been administered to people aged 12-17;
• 39,546 first doses, 43,816 second doses and 617 additional doses have been administered to people aged 18-24;
• 26,197 first doses, 27,897 second doses and 817 additional doses have been administered to people aged 25-29;
• 30,594 first doses, 31,822 second doses and 973 additional doses have been administered to people aged 30-34;
• 35,002 first doses, 36,545 second doses and 1311 additional doses have been administered to people aged 35-39;
• 37,177 first doses, 39,202 second doses and 1629 additional doses have been administered to people aged 40-44;
• 38,476 first doses, 40,561 second doses and 1904 additional doses have been administered to people aged 45-49;
• 37,446 first doses, 38,828 second doses and 2657 additional doses have been administered to people aged 50-54;
• 35,774 first doses, 35,950 second doses and 3259 additional doses have been administered to people aged 55-59;
• 29,114 first doses, 29,031 second doses and 4593 additional doses have been administered to people aged 60-64;
• 25,497 first doses, 24,654 second doses and 3380 additional doses have been administered to people aged 65-69;
• 22,973 first doses, 22,480 second doses and 7700 additional doses have been administered to people aged 70-74;
• 17,342 first doses, 17,179 second doses and 6629 additional doses have been administered to people aged 75-79;
• 24,742 first doses, 24,538 second doses and 11,746 additional doses have been administered to people aged 80+; and,
• 100 first doses, four second doses and zero additional doses are pending.

The following is where the vaccine doses have been administered:

• 85,646 first doses, 111,551 second doses and 22,166 additional doses have been administered through pharmacies and physicians’ offices;
• 13,895 first doses, 10,135 second doses and 5939 additional doses have been administered through the Halton Region Public Health and Paramedic Mobile Teams;
• 362,672 first doses, 340,580 second doses and 19,215 additional doses have been administered through community and hospital-based clinics.

Below are the numbers for Ontario, including 1808 new cases province-wide. There have been 636,920 total cases in Ontario.