COVID-19: Two more deaths in Halton

Two Halton residents have reportedly died from COVID-19.

The latest COVID-19 stats from the Halton Region show two additional deaths in the totals. One of the deaths appears to have been a Burlington resident, giving the city now 74 deaths. The other death is a Halton Hills resident, giving the town 60 deaths total. Oakville remains at 72 and Milton is at 49. Halton is now at 255 deaths total from COVID-19.

Across Halton, there are 468 new cases. The total number of cases is up to 34,956. With 32,270 resolved cases and 255 deaths, Halton is at 2431 active cases, six less than Tuesday. The Region says that of the 34,956 total cases, 34,157 were confirmed positive while 799 were considered probable cases.

In Milton, we had 108 new cases. That brings us to 9779 total cases. With 9193 resolved cases and 49 deaths, Milton is at 537 active cases, 14 less than Tuesday’s update. The Region says that of the 9779 total cases, 9506 were confirmed positive while 273 were considered probable cases.

The Halton Region is reporting variant case totals. It says that 12,092 total variant cases have been found in Halton. Milton has reportedly had 3515 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 115 cases being reported – 46 are non-Halton cases, 63 are residents, two are staff cases, and four unspecified. It was first declared on Thursday, November 4th.

An outbreak has reported at another congregate living facility. This one is labelled as ‘Congregate Living – 103’. It was first declared on Monday, January 10th. There is currently just one case being reported. It is unspecified.

Another outbreak is now at the Seasons Milton Retirement Communities. It was first declared on Wednesday, January 5th. There are 14 cases currently being reported – six residents, one staff member, two non-Halton cases, and five that are unspecified.

The Halton Region is reporting an outbreak at Allendale. It was first declared on Wednesday, January 5th. There are 15 cases – one resident, four non-Halton cases, and ten that are unspecified.

The Region provided the following note regarding the Omicron surge in cases:

• Impact of Omicron surge: The recent surge in Omicron cases means that testing capacity is limited and case, contact, and outbreak management has been modified to focus on high-risk settings. As a result, the number of cases reported in the dashboard is an underestimate of the true number of cases in the community, and outbreaks will be underreported. Data completeness may also be impacted. As the situation evolves, modifications to the dashboard may become necessary to align with the information available given these revised testing and disease management practices.

Looking at vaccination numbers, a total of 1,120,653 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Halton. 995,811 of the doses were to Halton residents.

465,201 second doses have been administered in Halton. 413,051 of those have been Halton residents.

179,730 additional doses have been administered in Halton. 155,077 of those have been Halton residents.

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

• 33,554 first doses, 2116 second doses and 0 additional doses have been administered to people aged 5-11;
• 40,391 first doses, 48,781 second doses and 458 additional doses have been administered to people aged 12-17;
• 39,832 first doses, 44,170 second doses and 9829 additional doses have been administered to people aged 18-24;
• 26,398 first doses, 28,120 second doses and 6236 additional doses have been administered to people aged 25-29;
• 30,800 first doses, 32,031 second doses and 7769 additional doses have been administered to people aged 30-34;
• 35,187 first doses, 36,752 second doses and 10,091 additional doses have been administered to people aged 35-39;
• 37,323 first doses, 39,362 second doses and 11,473 additional doses have been administered to people aged 40-44;
• 38,604 first doses, 40,702 second doses and 13,202 additional doses have been administered to people aged 45-49;
• 37,559 first doses, 38,982 second doses and 17,411 additional doses have been administered to people aged 50-54;
• 35,889 first doses, 36,076 second doses and 18,329 additional doses have been administered to people aged 55-59;
• 29,224 first doses, 29,123 second doses and 18,348 additional doses have been administered to people aged 60-64;
• 25,602 first doses, 24,709 second doses and 16,072 additional doses have been administered to people aged 65-69;
• 23,052 first doses, 22,514 second doses and 16,851 additional doses have been administered to people aged 70-74;
• 17,404 first doses, 17,201 second doses and 13,777 additional doses have been administered to people aged 75-79;
• 24,786 first doses, 24,559 second doses and 19,884 additional doses have been administered to people aged 80+; and,
• 117 first doses, three second doses and zero additional doses are pending.

The following is where the vaccine doses have been administered:

• 87,834 first doses, 112,593 second doses and 96,547 additional doses have been administered through pharmacies and physicians’ offices;
• 13,946 first doses, 10,172 second doses and 7328 additional doses have been administered through the Halton Region Public Health and Paramedic Mobile Teams;
• 373,942 first doses, 342,436 second doses and 75,855 additional doses have been administered through community and hospital-based clinics.

Below are the numbers for Ontario, including 9783 new cases province-wide. There have been 906,031 total cases in Ontario.