Covid-19 Update
This is the Oakville Coronavirus September 17th Update. Oakville has nine new cases of Halton's 18 - the highest number since April. Ontario closes its first school in Pembroke due to COVID-19 infections. Canada reaches 140,000 cases.
Note: Oakville figures are released Monday to Friday, while Ontario and Global updates also come Saturdays.
Oakville Coronavirus September 17th Update
- Oakville has nine new cases and only one recovery
- Town recovery rate falls below 90% for first time since June
- Halton Region's mask by-law now mandates masks in all public indoor spaces of condominiums and apartment buildings (including all spaces that are not a unit), effective today
- Halton's active case rate has doubled in the last week
- Both HCDSB and HDSB launch websites to report COVID-19 cases and outbreaks the region
Status of COVID-19 Cases in Oakville
Plus or minus figures are different from the last Oakville News update, September 16, 2020. Case information released on September 17, 2020 for end of day September 16.
- 343 confirmed cases - plus 9
- 29 probable cases - plus 1
- 372 confirmed and probable cases total - plus 9
- 38 active case - plus 8
- 3 deaths - no change
- 331 recoveries (89.0% of all cases) - plus 1
- 334 completed cases (recoveries+deaths) (89.8% of cases)
- 1 case in OTMH - no change
Status in Halton:
- 1073 total cases (confirmed and probable) - plus 18
- 78 active cases - plus 14
- 25 deaths (12 related to institutions - 48%) - no change
- 970 recoveries (90.4% of all cases) - plus 4
- 995 completed cases (recoveries+deaths)
- 1 case in hospital - no change
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
- 1 confirmed cases in Oakville - minus 1
- 1 confirmed cases in Halton - minus 2
Ontario COVID-19 Update
- Ontario averaging over 300 new cases per day
- 50% of new cases come from Toronto and Peel regions, with 15 regions in the province have zero new cases
- More than half of new cases this week haven't been traced
- Fellowes High School in Pembroke is the first to close due to multiple cases of COVID-19
- Ontario's website still asserts all schools "will be open by September 21, 2020"
- Effective tomorrow: social gathering limits will reduce in Toronto, Peel and Ottawa regions to 10 indoors and 25 outdoors
- 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 17, 2020 for the end of day September 16, 2020.
- 45,676 confirmed cases - plus 293
- 2,427 active cases - plus 111
- 40,424 recovered cases, 88.5% of all cases - plus 179
- 2,825 deaths - plus 3
- 43,249 resolved cases (deaths & recovered) or 94.6%
- 35,134 completed tests yesterday
- 53 people hospitalized - plus 9
- 21 people in ICU - plus 1
- 12 people on ventilators - no change
Summary of Institutional Outbreaks (Long Term Care Homes, Retirement Homes, Hospitals):
- 740 total outbreaks reported - plus 1
- 55 active, ongoing outbreaks - no change
Summary of school and child care cases
There are 4,828 schools in Ontario. (Total does not include private schools.)
- 22 staff cases - plus 4
- 20 student cases - plus 5
- 20 unidentified cases - plus 12
- 51 schools with a reported case (1.06%) - plus 16
- 1 school closed - plus 1
There are over 5,620 licensed child care settings. The numbers represent the cumulative total.
- 34 child cases - plus 1
- 38 staff cases - plus 1
Canada and Global COVID-19 Update
- New cases in Canada are rising by the highest levels since early June
- The 2021 Canada Summer Games set for Niagara have been postponed
- Quebec reports nearly 500 new cases in one day
- India becomes the second country with 5 million cases
- Global cases will reach 30 million tomorrow
Status of COVID-19 Cases in Canada
Numbers are different from Oakville News' last update on September 16, 2020. Information released as of September 17, 2020 at 1:00 p.m.
- 140,539 confirmed and suspected cases - plus 1,095
- 8,504 active cases - plus 257
- 9,199 deaths - plus 6
- 122,836 recoveries - plus 832
- 131,980 resolved cases (94.0% of all cases)
Figures Around the World:
- 29.85 million cases globally
- 940,000+ deaths
- The world is now averaging over 300,000 new cases per day
United States
- 6.65 million total cases (22.3% worldwide)
- 196,500+ deaths (20.9% worldwide)
- Texas reaches 700,000 cases
- Louisiana is now the most infected state per capita
Top five highest countries of infections:
- United States - 6.65 million
- India - 5.11 million
- Brazil - 4.42 million
- Russia - 1.07 million
- Peru - 738,000
The next five most infected countries are Colombia, Mexico, South Africa, Spain and Argentina.
