The 130th Halton resident has died from COVID-19.
The death appears to be out of Burlington, giving the city 28 deaths from the virus. Oakville has the most deaths in Halton with 46. Halton Hills has 29, while Milton has 27 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
Across Halton, there are 92 new cases. The total is now 6799 cases. With 5875 resolved cases and 130 deaths, Halton is at 794 active cases – two less than yesterday.
In Milton, we have 22 new cases. The total is up to 2097 cases. With 1809 resolved cases and 27 deaths, Milton is at 261 active cases – one less than yesterday.
Looking at Milton’s currently ongoing outbreaks:
- The Milton District Hospital has had an ongoing outbreak since December 12th. Since then, there have been 18 reported cases. eight have been residents, three have been staff members, and seven have been ‘non-Halton’ cases. There has been one death at the hospital associated to this specific COVID-19 outbreak. The person was categorized as a resident.
- Martindale Gardens first reported an outbreak on December 14th. Since then, seven cases have been reported. Two were residents at the retirement home, three have been staff members, and two are ‘non-Halton’ cases. There have been two deaths. Both deaths were residents.
- The most recent outbreak in Milton is at Revera Birkdale Place. Since December 16th, there have been 55 cases reported. 39 of the cases have been residents, nine have been staff members, four are unspecified, and three are ‘non-Halton’ cases. There has been one reported death associated to the outbreak at the retirement home. It was a resident.
Reminder that Allendale’s outbreak was officially closed on Thursday.
Below are the numbers for Ontario, including 4249 new cases province-wide. 450 additional cases were added to Friday’s total after a delay at Toronto Public Health on Thursday. A total of 208,394 people have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 in the province.
| Severity | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cases footnote 1 | 208,394 | N/A |
| Change from previous report (new cases) | 4,249 Due to a data upload delay at Toronto Public Health, approximate 450 additional cases have been included in today’s count. These cases were primarily from January 5th and 6th. |
2.1% increase |
| Resolved footnote 2 | 175,309 | 84.1 |
| Change from previous report | 2,738 | 1.6% increase |
| Subset of all cases that are reported to be long-term care residents footnote 3 footnote 4 footnote 5 | 11,915 | 5.7 |
| Subset of all cases that are reported as a health care worker footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 associated with long-term care outbreaks | 4,641 | 2.2 |
| Total number of deaths footnote 7 | 4,882 | 2.3 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for residents in long-term care homes footnote 4 footnote 5 footnote 6 | 2,943 | 60.3 |
| Deaths footnote 7 reported for health care workers footnote 5 footnote 6 footnote 2 in long-term care homes | 9 | 0.2 |
| Case characteristics | Number |
|---|---|
| Male | 101,762 |
| Female | 105,342 |
| 19 and under | 27,010 |
| 20-39 | 75,998 |
| 40-59 | 60,180 |
| 60-79 | 30,131 |
| 80 and over | 15,027 |
| Testing | Number |
|---|---|
| Total tests completed footnote 8 | 8,366,403 |
| Total tests completed in the previous day footnote 9 | 71,481 |
| Currently under investigation footnote 10 | 73,067 |
| Hospitalizations | Number |
|---|---|
| Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 footnote 11 | 1,446 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 12 | 369 |
| Number of patients currently in ICU footnote 12 on a ventilator with COVID-19 | 250 |
