February 23, 2022 coronavirus update for Oakville

February 23, 2022

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This is Oakville's coronavirus update for Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. The number of new, daily cases in Oakville continues to go down. Halton's percent of the population who has been vaccinated, unfortunately, hasn't improved for almost two weeks

While no new outbreaks have opened in Halton this week, nor have any of the active outbreaks been resolved. Several Town facilities have now reopened in Oakville, but Town Hall remains closed. Oakville remains the most infectious and least vaccinated municipality in Halton.

Active cases in Ontario are now below 20,000 for the first time since early December 2021 - though that number is still somewhat skewed due to restricted PCR testing access. The criminal occupation of protesters in Ottawa, after 24 days and more than 200 arrests, is now over.

The end of the Ottawa protest led Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today to end the government's use of the Emergencies Act, saying the "situation is no longer an emergency." Nova Scotia, meanwhile, announced they will lift all COVID-19 restrictions by March 21, 2022.

Halton Region has revised its website for reporting COVID-19 data, with far less information being provided daily as local case counts decrease. The regional data is no longer reporting the number of recoveries or active cases of COVID-19. Meanwhile, the percentages of Oakville and Halton residents who are vaccinated has been lowered in Halton's official counts without explanation; Oakville News has reached out for comment.

Beginning March 1, 2022, Oakville News will be transitioning from near-daily coronavirus updates to weekly updates, which will publish every Tuesday moving forward.

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**Vaccine booking: Halton continues to book first and second-dose vaccinations for all residents age five and older, plus third-dose boosters for all adults age 18 and up.

Parents must make booster doses and appointments for children in advance, but first and second doses for those 12 and up are available on a walk-in basis.

All vaccines approved for use in Canada effectively protect you against COVID-19 and all known variants of concern.

CLICK HERE to book a first, second or third vaccination appointment at a Halton Region vaccine clinic

Oakville and Halton COVID-19 update

Halton's percent of the population who has been vaccinated hasn't improved for almost two weeks
1.25 million total vaccinations have been administered in Halton
While no new outbreaks have opened in Halton this week, nor have any of the active outbreaks been resolved
The vaccination clinics at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital and Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington have now closed
Several Town facilities have now reopened in Oakville, but Town Hall remains closed

Summary of Oakville vaccinations

70% of all Oakville residents are fully vaccinated
72% of all Oakville have received at least one dose

Changes in figures are since the Oakville News update on Feb. 22, 2022.

6 patients at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital - minus 1

13,944 total cases in Oakville (confirmed and probable) - plus 14
93 deaths - no change
2 active outbreaks - no change

Status in Halton

71% of all Halton residents are fully vaccinated
73% of all residents have received at least one dose

More than 1.25 million total vaccinations have been administered
47% of the population has received a third, booster dose

Changes in figures are since the Oakville News update on Feb. 22, 2022 or taken from provincial epidemiological reports.

17 patients in hospitals across Halton - minus 4

42,776 total cases (confirmed+probable) - plus 53
339 deaths - plus 1
8 active outbreaks - no change

Note: As of Feb. 12, 2022, Halton Region is no longer reporting the number of active cases, new recoveries, or people currently in the ICU. Halton Region does not release the names of businesses with active outbreaks.

Ontario COVID-19 update

Active cases are now below 20,000 for the first time since early December 2021 - though that number is still somewhat skewed due to restricted PCR testing access
Ottawa Police make over 200 arrests to end the criminal protests in the city
Police say prosecuting all the charges will take months
Ontario will end its proof of vaccination program next week on March 1, though businesses can choose to continue enforcing proof of vaccination on a case-by-case business
84.85% of all eligible Ontarians (age five and older) are have two doses of vaccine; now only 5% from the provincial goal

Summary of provincial vaccinations

12.56 million people have received at least one vaccine dose (84.74% of total pop.)
At least 11.97 million people are fully vaccinated (80.77% of total pop.)

6.99 million people have received a third dose (46.59% of total pop.)
31.55 million vaccine doses administered (first, second and third)

Changes are from figures in our last update. The province released this information on Feb. 23, 2022, as of the end of yesterday.

Note: Listed below are only the reported figures from the province and do not include all known active cases. Known active cases are no longer a reliable indicator of COVID-19's spread, given restrictions to testing access.

18,690 active cases - minus 294
1,106 people hospitalized - plus 70

Over 1.09 million confirmed cases - plus 1,425
Over 1.06 million recovered cases - plus 2,701
12,306 deaths - plus 18
Over 1.07 million resolved cases (deaths & recovered) or 98.2%
15,692 tests were conducted with a positive rate of 10.8%
319 people in ICU - no change
202 people on ventilators - minus 3
205 active institutional outbreaks - minus 8

As of Dec. 31, 2021, Ontario stopped reporting new confirmation numbers on how many cases are testing as a variant of concern, including the Omicron variant.

Canadian and Global COVID-19 updates

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ends the government's use of Emergencies Act, saying the "situation is no longer an emergency"
After more than 200 arrests were made in Ottawa this weekend, the criminal occupation of Parliament Hill by anti-COVID mandate protesters is over
Nova Scotia will lift all COVID-19 restrictions by March 21, 2022
Starting Feb. 28, fully vaccinated travellers can choose between either a PCR test to enter Canada 72 hours in advance or a lab-administered rapid test within 24 hours of arrival
Canada has now administered a cumulative 80 million doses of vaccine

Summary of national vaccinations in Canada

32.68 million people have received at least one vaccine dose (85.09% of total pop.)
At least 30.81 million people are fully vaccinated (80.56% of total pop.)

80.63 million total doses administered - plus 153,900
17.14 million booster doses administered (44.82% of total pop.)

Changes in figures are since the Oakville News update on Feb. 22, 2022. With the high number of cases nationwide and globally, all numbers are approximate (within 0.1% of the total.)

121,291 active cases - minus 1,050
6,514 active hospitalizations - minus 152

3.25 million confirmed cases to date
3.09 million recoveries - plus 4,834
36,200 deaths - plus 35
Ranked 80th in global deaths per capita at 95.44 per 100,000 people

U.S. COVID-19 Update

78.26 million cumulative cases
930,811 deaths - plus 4,305
64.6% of the total population is fully vaccinated
80.9% of the eligible population has at least one dose
Ranked 18th in global deaths per capita at 283.86 per 100,000 people

World COVID-19 Update

416.61 million cases - plus 2.02 million
5.84 million people have died worldwide
At least 10.42 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide (source: Our World Data)
Only 10.6% of people in low-income countries have received at least one dose

Halton Region

The evidence is clear: vaccination is the best way to be protected. Local, provincial, national and international health units all 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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