This is the coronavirus update for Oakville for Saturday, November 5, 2022. Cases are down slightly in both Oakville and Halton this week, but are still among the highest since Spring this year.
Five outbreaks remain open in Oakville, including one new one this week on the second floor of Palermo retirement home.
While new cases are down, the number of new hospitalizations in Halton continues to increase as local capacity approaches 100%. There was, however, only one death this week in all of Halton Region.
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths in Ontario are currently at their highest in more than eight months. Public Health Ontario is reporting the proportion of the new BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 Omicron subvariants in Ontario are growing twice as quickly as the dominant BA.5 strain.
With the rapidly escalating number of new hospitalizations and case numbers, Dr. Fahad Razak (the former head of Ontario’s COVID-19 science advisory table) is recommending mask mandates be reinstated for essential settings (like health care, school and transit) immediately. There has been no indication from provincial government such rules may or may not be coming.
Everyone in Ontario aged 12 and over is now eligible to receive a bivalent COVID-19 booster dose if they have completed their primary COVID-19 vaccine series. It is now both authorized and available to everyone in this age group.
Globally, cumulative confirmed cases have surpassed 625 million worldwide, and more than 6.5 million people have died.
**Vaccine booking: Fourth doses (second booster doses) of vaccine are now available for anyone in Halton age 12 and up, though fourth doses must be at least five months since your last dose and 90 days since having COVID-19.
Halton continues to book first and second-dose vaccinations for all residents age six months and older, plus third-dose boosters for anyone age 12 and up.
Halton COVID-19 Update:
- 191 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported
- 12 people were hospitalized and there is 1 new death
- 5 active outbreaks in Oakville – no change
- 16 active outbreaks in Halton – plus 5
Vaccinations in Halton Region:
- Over 1.47 million doses have been administered in Halton
- 96% of Halton residents (including children over 12) have received at least one dose
- 94% of Halton residents have at least two doses
- 67% of Halton residents have at least three doses
- 27% of Halton residents age 18+ have at least four doses
Ontario COVID-19 Update:
- There have been 1.49 million cases in Ontario to date
- 14,844 deaths to date – plus 120
- 1,842 people are in hospital with COVID-19 – minus 26
- There are 140 people in ICU – plus 2
Summary of provincial vaccinations
Canadian COVID-19 Update:
- Canada has had 4.31 million cases of COVID-19
- 5,647 people are currently in hospital (-43 this week)
- There are 46,306 deaths to date (+275 this week)
- 82.74% of Canadians are fully vaccinated (+0.03%)
Global COVID-19 Update:
- U.S. cases are now at 97.60 million cases; over 1.06 million have died
- 628.69 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the pandemic started; 6.57 million people have died
The evidence is clear: vaccination is the best way to be protected. Local, provincial, national and international health units affirm the same data that Canada’s approved vaccines effectively protect you from COVID-19 and significantly reduce your risks of getting sick, going to the hospital, and dying from the disease.
Pictured right is a graph from the Halton region showing how dramatically your risk of getting sick or being admitted to hospital is when vaccinated.
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