April 27, 2024 coronavirus update for Oakville

This is Oakville's coronavirus update for Saturday, April 27, 2024. While new, local COVID-19 cases are mostly stable, a new outbreak has opened at an unspecified seniors care home here in Oakville.

New daily cases in Oakville have been slowly declining in the last two months, but this week saw the infectivity rates mostly unchanged. Hospitalizations are down by one patient, but the number of PCR tests coming back positive has increased to nearly 7% - a seasonal high. That number also doesn't include cases from rapid tests, which are no longer tracked.

Halton region is now averaging about 26 new cases per week, notably more than the 1-2 per day being reported for most of March. Still only about 15 per cent of Halton residents are up to date on their immunization.

Nationwide, Canada reports the number of hospitalizations are still decreasing, as is the total number of active cases. This week saw a report of only 10 deaths. U.S. hospitalizations are again down significantly this week.

The global confirmed count of cases surpassed 775 million last week, counting worldwide since the start of the pandemic. 7 million people worldwide have died due to COVID-19, though the real count of unofficial deaths is millions higher.

**Vaccine booking: All doses and booster doses are now available for anyone in Halton age 5 and up. First doses are available for those six months and older.

While Halton's vaccine clinics are now closed, most pharmacies and health care centres are offering all numbered doses and boosters to patients.

**CLICK HERE to book a vaccination appointment at a local pharmacy or primary care office for any numbered dose of vaccine, including all boosters

New data from Halton Regional Health as of this week:

Halton is averaging 2.9 new COVID-19 cases per day, a small decrease from last week's 3.0 average daily cases.

There are 4 active outbreaks in Halton (1 more than last week)
6.9% of locally administered COVID-19 tests are coming back positive (0.5% more than last week)
4 people are being treated in hospital with COVID-19 (1 less than last week)

Vaccinations in Halton Region:

At least 1.67 million doses have been administered in Halton
94% of Halton residents have at least two doses (the primary series)
15% of eligible Halton residents (age 12+) are up to date on their booster shots (have had the primary series and a booster dose in the last six months)
46% of eligible residents have a primary series and a booster more than six months ago

Canadian COVID-19 Update:

Canada has had 4.67 million cumulative cases of COVID-19
There are 668,950 active cases in Canada (+300 this week)
2,289 people are currently in hospital (-15 this week)
There are 52,599 deaths to date (+10 this week)
82.54% of Canadians have at least two doses of vaccine
51.60% of Canadians are vaccinated including one or more booster doses

Global COVID-19 Update:

U.S. hospitalizations are down 15.3% this past week
U.S. deaths have decreased 20% this week
Americans up-to-date with all recommended vaccine booster doses are no longer being reported by the CDC
775.25 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the pandemic started; 7.04 million people have died
111,800 people worldwide have been infected in the last seven days

The evidence is clear: though transmission has dramatically slowed, vaccination (including all recommended booster shots) is still the best way to be protected from contracting COVID-19.

Local, provincial, national and international health units affirm the same data that Canada's approved vaccines and all boosters effectively protect you from COVID-19 and significantly reduces your risk of getting sick, going to the hospital, and dying from the disease.

Book a vaccination appointment for any numbered dose of vaccine, including all boosters, online here

Sources:

April 27, 2024 coronavirus update for Oakville

Trending

This has been shared 0 times