COVID-19: Latest Milton and Halton numbers ahead of the weekend

As we head into the weekend, Milton remains relatively okay with the latest COVID-19 stats.

Across Halton, there are 14 new cases. The total number of cases is up to 19,882. With 19,563 resolved cases and 243 deaths, Halton is at 76 active cases, six more than Thursday’s update. The Region says that of the 19,882 total cases, 19,187 were confirmed positive while 695 were considered probable cases.

In Milton, we have two new cases. That brings us to 6340 total cases. With 6284 resolved cases and 46 deaths, Milton is at ten active cases, one case more than Thursday’s update. The Region says that of the 6340 total cases, 6098 were confirmed positive while 242 were considered probable cases.

The Halton Region is detailing the number of COVID-19 variant cases. It says that 6633 total variant cases have been found in Halton. Milton has reportedly had 2251 total variant cases.

There’s an outbreak being reported at a Milton workplace. It’s listed on the Halton Region webpage as ‘Workplace – 162’. There are eight total cases being reported – one is a Halton case, seven are considered non-Halton cases. It was first declared on Thursday, October 14th.

An outbreak has been reported at a Milton school. It’s at Holy Rosary (Milton) Catholic Elementary School. It was first reported by the Halton Region on Wednesday, October 27th. There are two cases being reported (the minimum for an outbreak). Both are considered Halton cases, meaning they are Halton residents.

Looking at vaccination numbers, a total of 890,554 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Halton. 798,447 of the doses were to Halton residents.

452,926 second doses have been administered in Halton. 404,426 of those have been Halton residents.

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

• 39,173 first doses and 46,568 second doses have been administered to people aged 12-17;
• 39,085 first doses and 42,715 second doses have been administered to people aged 18-24;
• 25,750 first doses and 26,950 second doses have been administered to people aged 25-29;
• 30,132 first doses and 30,789 second doses have been administered to people aged 30-34;
• 34,558 first doses and 35,603 second doses have been administered to people aged 35-39;
• 36,813 first doses and 38,396 second doses have been administered to people aged 40-44;
• 38,122 first doses and 39,862 second doses have been administered to people aged 45-49;
• 37,128 first doses and 38,170 second doses have been administered to people aged 50-54;
• 35,542 first doses and 35,459 second doses have been administered to people aged 55-59;
• 28,976 first doses and 28,713 second doses have been administered to people aged 60-64;
• 25,418 first doses and 24,483 second doses have been administered to people aged 65-69;
• 22,923 first doses and 22,348 second doses have been administered to people aged 70-74;
• 17,300 first doses and 17,108 second doses have been administered to people aged 75-79;
• 24,713 first doses and 24,459 second doses have been administered to people aged 80+; and,
• 1,995 first doses and 1303 second doses are pending.

The following is where the vaccine doses have been administered:

• 79,013 first doses and 104,718 second doses have been administered through pharmacies and physicians’ offices;
• 13,891 first doses and 10,097 second doses have been administered through the Halton Region Public Health and Paramedic Mobile Teams;
• 344,724 first doses and 338,111 second doses have been administered through community and hospital-based clinics.

The Halton Region says that out of the 464,991 Halton residents who are immunized with two doses of the COVID-19, 0.13% of them have tested positive for the virus after vaccination. For Milton, there are 97,282 fully immunized residents – 0.14% of them have tested positive for the virus after vaccination.

Below are the numbers for Ontario, including 419 new cases province-wide. There have been 599,259 total cases in Ontario.