COVID-19: Five more deaths in Halton, two more outbreaks

Five Halton residents have reportedly died from COVID-19.

The latest COVID-19 stats from the Halton Region show five additional deaths in the totals. Three of the deaths appear to have been Burlington residents, giving the city now 77 deaths. The other two deaths are Oakville residents, giving the town 74 deaths total. Halton Hills remains at 60 and Milton is at 49. Halton is now at 260 deaths total from COVID-19.

Across Halton, there are 600 new cases. The total number of cases is up to 35,556. With 32,865 resolved cases and 260 deaths, Halton is at 2431 active cases, the same as Wednesday. The Region says that of the 35,556 total cases, 34,756 were confirmed positive while 800 were considered probable cases.

In Milton, we had 131 new cases. That brings us to 9910 total cases. With 9193 resolved cases and 49 deaths, Milton is at 537 active cases, 17 more  than Wednesday’s update. The Region says that of the 9910 total cases, 9637 were confirmed positive while 273 were considered probable cases.

The Halton Region is reporting variant case totals. It says that 12,113 total variant cases have been found in Halton. Milton has reportedly had 3522 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 119 cases being reported – 50 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 are currently two cases being reported. They are unspecified.

An outbreak has reported at another congregate living facility. This one is labelled as ‘Congregate Living – 104’. It was first declared on Tuesday, January 11th. There are currently four cases being reported. Two are resident cases, and two are non-Halton cases.

An outbreak has reported at another congregate living facility. This one is labelled as ‘Congregate Living – 106’. It was first declared on Wednesday, January 12th. There is currently one case being reported. It is a non-Halton case.

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, three non-Halton cases, and 11 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 1,129,019 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Halton. 1,003,005 of the doses were to Halton residents.

465,385 second doses have been administered in Halton. 413,170 of those have been Halton residents.

187,705 additional doses have been administered in Halton. 162,050 of those have been Halton residents.

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

• 33,612 first doses, 2178 second doses and 0 additional doses have been administered to people aged 5-11;
• 40,413 first doses, 48,806 second doses and 479 additional doses have been administered to people aged 12-17;
• 39,847 first doses, 44,186 second doses and 10,405 additional doses have been administered to people aged 18-24;
• 26,408 first doses, 28,133 second doses and 6601 additional doses have been administered to people aged 25-29;
• 30,813 first doses, 32,043 second doses and 8261 additional doses have been administered to people aged 30-34;
• 35,202 first doses, 36,761 second doses and 10,688 additional doses have been administered to people aged 35-39;
• 37,332 first doses, 39,369 second doses and 12,212 additional doses have been administered to people aged 40-44;
• 38,613 first doses, 40,710 second doses and 14,039 additional doses have been administered to people aged 45-49;
• 37,572 first doses, 38,992 second doses and 18,409 additional doses have been administered to people aged 50-54;
• 35,900 first doses, 36,081 second doses and 19,253 additional doses have been administered to people aged 55-59;
• 29,229 first doses, 29,129 second doses and 19,097 additional doses have been administered to people aged 60-64;
• 25,612 first doses, 24,715 second doses and 16,746 additional doses have been administered to people aged 65-69;
• 23,059 first doses, 22,515 second doses and 17,215 additional doses have been administered to people aged 70-74;
• 17,410 first doses, 17,201 second doses and 14,081 additional doses have been administered to people aged 75-79;
• 24,790 first doses, 24,563 second doses and 20,219 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:

• 87,976 first doses, 112,728 second doses and 99,987 additional doses have been administered through pharmacies and physicians’ offices;
• 13,957 first doses, 10,174 second doses and 7458 additional doses have been administered through the Halton Region Public Health and Paramedic Mobile Teams;
• 373,996 first doses, 342,483 second doses and 80,260 additional doses have been administered through community and hospital-based clinics.

Below are the numbers for Ontario, including 9909 new cases province-wide. There have been 915,940 total cases in Ontario.