Halton Region reports COVID-19 death in Burlington, hospitalizations up - Waterloo Region Record

Halton Region reported the COVID-19 related death of a Burlington resident.

The region also reported a rise in hospitalizations and lab-confirmed case.

There are currently 12 people being treated for COVID-19 in Halton’s hospitals, up from 10 the previous week. Of those, three were admitted for COVID-19 and nine were admitted for other reasons but later tested positive. Hospital occupancy rose slightly to 106 per cent for acute care beds and 71 per cent for intensive care unit beds, up from 103 and 69 per cent last week.

The number of lab-confirmed cases rose from an average of 7.9 per day last week to 12.8 this week. The positive test rate also jumped from 7.8 per cent to 18.4 per cent.

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