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This is the Oakville Coronavirus August 24th Update. Oakville and Halton had more recoveries than new cases over the weekend, as the number of active cases in Oakville drops into the single digits. The number of active cases in Ontario exceeded 1,000 for the first time since August 7th. Nationally, the number of daily new cases in both B.C. and Manitoba are at their highest level.
Note: New Oakville figures are released Monday to Friday, while Ontario and Global updates also come Saturdays.
Oakville Coronavirus August 24th Update
- Halton Regional Police Services re-open stations to the public
Status of COVID-19 Cases in Oakville
Plus or minus figures are the same as the last Oakville News update, August 22, 2020. Case information released on August 24, 2020 for end of day Friday.
- Confirmed cases in Oakville is 286 - plus 3
- Past probable cases in Oakville is 28 - minus 1
- Confirmed and probable cases total is 314 - plus 2
- Total Deaths: 3 - no change
- Recoveries: 304 (96.8% of all cases) - plus 4
- Completed cases (recoveries+deaths): 307 (97.8% of cases)
- No cases in OTMH - no change
- 7 possible active cases - minus 2
Status in Halton:
- 956 total cases (confirmed and probable) - plus 4
- 905 recovered cases (94.7% of all cases) - plus 9
- 25 deaths (12 related to institutions - 48%) - no change
- 26 active cases - minus 5
- Zero cases in hospital
Note: Halton Region's recovery count is combined into one number with probable, now closed cases. This total includes some cases that were not Coronavirus recoveries.
Ontario COVID-19 Update
Number of active cases exceeds 1,000 since August 7
Status of COVID-19 Cases in Ontario
Plus or minus figures are tabulated from August 22nd figures. Information released as of August 24, 2020 for the end of day August 23, 2020.
- 41,507 confirmed cases - plus 220
- 37,673 recovered cases, 90.8% of all cases - plus 186
- 2,798 deaths, 6.8% of those confirmed cases - plus 1
- 40,471 resolved cases (deaths & recovered) or 97.5%
- 42,138 completed tests (2 days)
- 40 people hospitalized - no change
- 12 people in ICU - minus 1
- 7 people on ventilators - no change
Summary of Institutional Outbreaks:
Long Term Care Homes, Retirement Homes, Hospitals
- 685 total outbreaks reported - plus 3
- 26 active, ongoing outbreaks - plus 1
Canada and Global COVID-19 Update
- Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy CEWS is extended for an additional 4 weeks. It was to end on August 30th and now is scheduled to end on September 26th.
- Numerous changes to Income Benefit programs effective September 27.
- Canada is ranked at the 24th deadliest country with 240 deaths per million
- University of Hong Kong researchers report the first reinfection case of COVID-19
Status of COVID-19 Cases in Canada
Numbers are different from Oakville News' last update on August 22, 2020. Information released as of August 23, 2020 at 7:00 PM.
- Confirmed and suspected cases is 124,896 - plus 267
- 4,697 active cases plus 14
- 9,073 deaths - plus 2
- 111,112 recoveries - plus 234
- 120,185 resolved cases (96.2% of all cases)
World Statistics
- 23.7 million cases
- 814 thousand deaths
- 16.2 recoveries
US Statistics
United States is ranked as the 10th deadliest countries at 546 deaths per million
- 5.9 million cases or 24.9% of world cases
- 180 thousand deaths or 22.1% of world deaths
- 3.1 million recoveries or 19.1% of word recoveries
