Oakville Coronavirus August 7th Update

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This is the Oakville Coronavirus August 7th Update. Oakville has two new cases today and no recoveries this week. Ontario has fewer than 100 cases for the fifth day in a row. The world reaches 19 million cases and India overtakes the USA as the most infectious country.

Note: New Oakville figures are released Monday to Friday, while Ontario and Global updates also come Saturdays.

Oakville Coronavirus August 7th Update

  • Oakville reports two new cases since yesterday
  • The last COVID-19 patient in Halton is discharged from OTMH
  • Masks are required in most indoor spaces
  • There are four new cases and six recoveries in Halton
  • Halton Region now reports new figures to province before releasing them publicly

  • Public release is regularly in afternoons now instead of morning

Status of COVID-19 Cases in Oakville

Plus or minus figures are from last yesterday's figures, August 6, 2020. Case information released on August 7, 2020 at 12:35 PM for the end of day of August 6, 2020.

  • Confirmed cases in Oakville is 275 - plus 2
  • Past probable cases in Oakville is 28 - no change
  • Confirmed and probable cases total is 303 - plus 2
  • Total Deaths: 3 - no change
  • Recoveries: 292 (96.4% of all cases, see below note) - no change
  • Completed cases (recoveries and deaths): 295 (97.4% of cases)
  • No cases in OTMH - no change
  • 8 possible active cases - plus 2

Status in Halton:

  • 917 total cases (confirmed and probable) -  plus 4
  • 877 recovered (95.6% of all cases, see note below) - plus 6
  • 25 deaths (12 related to institutions - 48%) - no change
  • 15 active cases - minus 2

Note: Halton Region's counted recoveries are combined into one number with probable, now resolved cases. This number includes some cases that were not recoveries from COVID-19.

Ontario COVID-19 Update

Status of COVID-19 Cases in Ontario

Plus or minus figures are tabulated from yesterday's figures. Information released as of August 7, 2020 at 9:15 AM for the end of day August 5, 2020.

  • 39,897 confirmed cases - plus 88
  • 36,024 recovered cases, 90.3% of all cases - plus 118
  • 2,783 deaths, 7.0% of those confirmed cases -  no change
  • 38,681 resolved cases (deaths & recovered) or 97.3%
  • 25,136 tests performed
  • 66 people hospitalized - minus 5
  • 28 people in ICU - minus 1
  • 12 people on Ventilators - minus 1

Summary of Institutional Outbreaks:

Long Term Care Homes, Retirement Homes, Hospitals

Canada and Global COVID-19 Update

  • Quebec is not reporting recoveries due to a technical error they are not disclosing

  • The last recoveries from Quebec are dated July 27
  • Saskatchewan recovers as Manitoba's cases rise
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces plan to end the CERB
  • India surpasses 2 million cases

  • With 65,000 daily new cases, they surpass the USA as the world's most infectious country
  • Global cases reach over 19 million

Status of COVID-19 Cases in Canada

Numbers are different from Oakville News' last update on August 6, 2020. Information released as of August 7, 2020 at 11:50 AM.

  • Confirmed and suspected cases is 118,757 - plus 196
  • 8,966 deaths - plus 3
  • 103,222 recoveries - plus 275
  • 112,188 resolved cases (94.5% of all cases)
  • Canada remains 24th on the global cases list

Figures Around the World:

  • Total number of cases Globally - 19.1 million

  • Deaths - 715,000+
  • Total United States cases - 4.9 million (25.7% worldwide)

  • Deaths - 160,000+ (22.4% worldwide) Top 3 states with increasing cases (per capita) are Texas, Florida and Louisiana

  • But the increase rate is down 18% from two weeks ago

Top five highest countries of infections and their case increase in last seven days:

  • United States - 4.9 million (+387,000)
  • Brazil - 2.91 million (+302,500)
  • India - 2.03 million (+388,000)
  • Russia - 875,000 (+37,500)
  • South Africa - 539,000 (+56,000)

The next five countries (in order of highest cases) are Mexico, Peru, Chile, Columbia and Iran.