COVID-19: Multiple outbreaks in Milton close, a new outbreak reported

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

Across Halton, there are 237 new cases. The total number of cases is up to 22,807. With 21,118 resolved cases and 246 deaths, Halton is at 1443 active cases, 123 more than Tuesday. The Region says that of the 22,807 total cases, 22,067 were confirmed positive while 740 were considered probable cases.

In Milton, we have 39 new cases. That brings us to 7041 total cases. With 6719 resolved cases and 48 deaths, Milton is at 274 active cases, 12 more than Tuesday’s update. The Region says that of the 7041 total cases, 6783 were confirmed positive while 258 were considered probable cases.

The Halton Region is reporting variant case totals. It says that 8891 total variant cases have been found in Halton. Milton has reportedly had 2814 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 91 cases being reported – 31 are non-Halton cases, 57 are residents, two are staff cases, and one unspecified. It was first declared on Thursday, November 4th.

An outbreak has been declared at a sports and fitness facility. It is listed as “Sports and Fitness – 12′ on the Halton Region webpage. It was first reported on Friday, December 17th. There are four cases being reported. All four are Halton cases.

Three outbreaks have closed:

• An outbreak at Milton’s at Tarbiyah Elementary School on Ontario Street South has closed. There were two cases, the minimum required for an outbreak to be reported. Both were considered Halton cases. It was declared on Friday, December 10th. It closed on Tuesday, December 21st.
• The outbreak at Elementary School Catholic Saint-Nicolas on Milton’s Woodward Avenue has closed. There were four cases reported – three Halton cases and one non-Halton case. It was declared on Tuesday, December 14th. It closed on Tuesday, December 21st.
• An outbreak at a fitness facility in Milton has closed. It was listed as ‘Sports & Fitness – 10’ by the Halton Region. There were seven cases reported, all of which were Halton cases. It was first declared on Tuesday, December 14th. It closed on Tuesday, December 21st.

Looking at vaccination numbers, a total of 1,012,730 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Halton. 905,641 of the doses were to Halton residents.

463,179 second doses have been administered in Halton. 412,280 of those have been Halton residents.

80,882 additional doses have been administered in Halton. 70,959 of those have been Halton residents.

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

• 28,032 first doses, 1494 second doses and o additional doses have been administered to people aged 5-11;
• 40,191 first doses, 48,535 second doses and 150 additional doses have been administered to people aged 12-17;
• 39,613 first doses, 43,920 second doses and 1669 additional doses have been administered to people aged 18-24;
• 26,253 first doses, 27,972 second doses and 1588 additional doses have been administered to people aged 25-29;
• 30,645 first doses, 31,898 second doses and 1883 additional doses have been administered to people aged 30-34;
• 35,052 first doses, 36,626 second doses and 2448 additional doses have been administered to people aged 35-39;
• 37,229 first doses, 39,264 second doses and 3001 additional doses have been administered to people aged 40-44;
• 38,513 first doses, 40,614 second doses and 3426 additional doses have been administered to people aged 45-49;
• 37,480 first doses, 38,900 second doses and 6405 additional doses have been administered to people aged 50-54;
• 35,808 first doses, 35,995 second doses and 7386 additional doses have been administered to people aged 55-59;
• 29,130 first doses, 29,059 second doses and 8704 additional doses have been administered to people aged 60-64;
• 25,519 first doses, 24,670 second doses and 7524 additional doses have been administered to people aged 65-69;
• 22,990 first doses, 22,491 second doses and 11,622 additional doses have been administered to people aged 70-74;
• 17,354 first doses, 17,187 second doses and 9803 additional doses have been administered to people aged 75-79;
• 24,751 first doses, 24,550 second doses and 15,273 additional doses have been administered to people aged 80+; and,
• 109 first doses, four second doses and zero additional doses are pending.

The following is where the vaccine doses have been administered:

• 86,103 first doses, 111,017 second doses and 40,281 additional doses have been administered through pharmacies and physicians’ offices;
• 13,907 first doses, 10,156 second doses and 6287 additional doses have been administered through the Halton Region Public Health and Paramedic Mobile Teams;
• 368,659 first doses, 342,006 second doses and 34,314 additional doses have been administered through community and hospital-based clinics.

Below are the numbers for Ontario, including 4383 new cases province-wide. There have been 661,563 total cases in Ontario.