COVID-19: Three more deaths in Halton from virus

Three Halton residents have reportedly died from COVID-19.

The latest COVID-19 stats from the Halton Region show three additional deaths in the totals. Two of the deaths appear to have been Burlington residents, giving the city now 79 deaths. The other death is an Oakville resident, giving the town 75 deaths total. Halton Hills remains at 60 and Milton is at 49. Halton is now at 263 deaths total from COVID-19.

Across Halton, there are 588 new cases. The total number of cases is up to 36,144. With 33,583 resolved cases and 263 deaths, Halton is at 2298 active cases, 133 less than Thursday. The Region says that of the 36,144 total cases, 35,388 were confirmed positive while 806 were considered probable cases.

In Milton, we had 155 new cases. That brings us to 10,065 total cases. With 9479 resolved cases and 49 deaths, Milton is at 537 active cases, the same as Thursday’s update. The Region says that of the 10,065 total cases, 9789 were confirmed positive while 276 were considered probable cases.

The Halton Region is reporting variant case totals. It says that 12,138 total variant cases have been found in Halton. Milton has reportedly had 3526 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 17 cases – ten residents, three non-Halton cases, and four 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 1,136,361 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Halton. 1,009,406 of the doses were to Halton residents.

465,530 second doses have been administered in Halton. 413,236 of those have been Halton residents.

194,722 additional doses have been administered in Halton. 168,311 of those have been Halton residents.

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

• 33,651 first doses, 2212 second doses and 0 additional doses have been administered to people aged 5-11;
• 40,428 first doses, 48,826 second doses and 491 additional doses have been administered to people aged 12-17;
• 39,869 first doses, 44,199 second doses and 10,911 additional doses have been administered to people aged 18-24;
• 26,418 first doses, 28,142 second doses and 6945 additional doses have been administered to people aged 25-29;
• 30,826 first doses, 32,058 second doses and 8729 additional doses have been administered to people aged 30-34;
• 35,217 first doses, 36,773 second doses and 11,253 additional doses have been administered to people aged 35-39;
• 37,341 first doses, 39,377 second doses and 12,868 additional doses have been administered to people aged 40-44;
• 38,616 first doses, 40,716 second doses and 14,813 additional doses have been administered to people aged 45-49;
• 37,582 first doses, 39,004 second doses and 19,314 additional doses have been administered to people aged 50-54;
• 35,910 first doses, 36,084 second doses and 20,074 additional doses have been administered to people aged 55-59;
• 29,243 first doses, 29,131 second doses and 19,729 additional doses have been administered to people aged 60-64;
• 25,623 first doses, 24,720 second doses and 17,291 additional doses have been administered to people aged 65-69;
• 23,066 first doses, 22,518 second doses and 17,504 additional doses have been administered to people aged 70-74;
• 17,410 first doses, 17,202 second doses and 14,306 additional doses have been administered to people aged 75-79;
• 24,792 first doses, 24,565 second doses and 20,494 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:

• 88,077 first doses, 112,837 second doses and 102,928 additional doses have been administered through pharmacies and physicians’ offices;
• 13,960 first doses, 10,174 second doses and 7508 additional doses have been administered through the Halton Region Public Health and Paramedic Mobile Teams;
• 374,072 first doses, 342,519 second doses and 84,286 additional doses have been administered through community and hospital-based clinics.

Below are the numbers for Ontario, including 10,964 new cases province-wide. There have been 926,904 total cases in Ontario.