This is the Oakville Coronavirus September 15th Update. OTMH admits a new patient. Oakville News is now tracking school-related cases in town, the region and provincially. Ontario reaches 45,000 total cases and 40,000 recoveries to date. Canada marks 130,000 case resolutions.
Note: Oakville figures are released Monday to Friday, while Ontario and Global updates also come Saturdays.
Oakville Coronavirus September 15th Update
- Both HCDSB and HDSB launch websites to report COVID-19 cases and outbreaks the region
- Garth Webb SS is the first HDSB school to declare a case since school started
Status of COVID-19 Cases in Oakville
Plus or minus figures are different from the last Oakville News update, September 14, 2020. Case information released on September 15, 2020 for end of day September 14.
- 329 confirmed cases - plus 3
- 28 probable cases - minus 1
- 358 confirmed and probable cases total - plus 3
- 28 active case - plus 1
- 3 deaths - no change
- 327 recoveries (91.3% of all cases) - plus 2
- 330 completed cases (recoveries+deaths) (93.1% of cases)
- 1 case in OTMH - plus 1
- 2 cases in schools
Status in Halton:
- 1045 total cases (confirmed and probable) - plus 4
- 60 active cases - no change
- 25 deaths (12 related to institutions - 48%) - no change
- 960 recoveries (93.1% of all cases) - plus 4
- 985 completed cases (recoveries+deaths)
- 1 case in hospital - plus 1
- 3 cases in schools
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.
Cases in Halton Public Schools:
- 2 confirmed cases in Oakville - no change
- 3 confirmed cases in Halton - plus 1
Ontario COVID-19 Update
- The province reaches 45,000 total cases and 40,000 recoveries to date
- Active cases are actively rising 4-6% per day
- Two-thirds of new cases come from Toronto, Ottawa and Peel regions
- Ontario Launches COVID-19 School and Licensed Child Care-specific Web Page
Status of COVID-19 Cases in Ontario
Plus or minus figures are tabulated from yesterday’s figures. Information released as of September 15, 2020 for the end of day September 14, 2020.
- 45,068 confirmed cases - plus 251
- 2,157 active cases - plus 130
- 40,091 recovered cases, 88.9% of all cases - plus 117
- 2,820 deaths - plus 4
- 42,911 resolved cases (deaths & recovered) or 95.2%
- 27,664 completed tests yesterday
- 47 people hospitalized - no change
- 19 people in ICU - plus 2
- 11 people on ventilators - plus 3
Summary of Institutional Outbreaks (Long Term Care Homes, Retirement Homes, Hospitals):
- 735 total outbreaks reported - plus 1
- 52 active, ongoing outbreaks - plus 1
Summary of school and child care cases
There are 4,828 schools in Ontario
- 14 staff cases - plus 4
- 9 student cases - plus 4
- 6 unidentified cases - plus 6
- 27 schools with a reported case (0.6%) - plus 6
- Zero schools closed - no change
There are over 5,620 licensed child care settings. The numbers represent cumulative total.
- 33 child cases - plus 2
- 28 staff cases - plus 2
Canada and Global COVID-19 Update
- 130,000 cases nationwide are resolved, but active cases are rising in a second wave
- $187.7 million for Youth Employment Skills & Strategies (YESS) program targeting industries requiring additional workers due to COVID-19 is projected to create 9,500 more work opportunities
- Canada's death rate is 243 per million, ranking 29th in the world
- Global cases will reach 30 million later this week
- One million global deaths are projected by the end of the month
Status of COVID-19 Cases in Canada
Numbers are different from Oakville News' last update on September 14, 2020. Information released as of September 15, 2020 at 12:00 p.m.
- 138,555 confirmed and suspected cases - plus 545
- 7,817 active cases - plus 210
- 9,188 deaths - plus 9
- 121,550 recoveries - plus 326
- 130,688 resolved cases (94.3% of all cases)
Figures Around the World:
- 29.35 total cases - 29.35 million
- 929,000+ deaths
United States
- 6.6 million total cases (22.5% worldwide)
- 195,000+ deaths (21.0% worldwide)
- New cases in the USA have dropped 12% since September 1st
Top five highest countries of infections:
- United States - 6.7 million
- India - 4.9 million
- Brazil - 4.35 million
- Russia - 1.07 million
- Peru - 734,000
The next five most infected countries are Colombia, Mexico, South Africa, Spain and Argentina.
