By Staff
April 10th, 2021
BURLINGTON, ON
Here is why we are under a Stay at Home order.
This is why there is a Stay at Home order
On Friday the Halton Public Health Unit reported:
Halton Region reports a record-setting 163 new cases of COVID-19 in one day
As of today,(Friday) Halton has administered over 100,000 doses of vaccine
The number of patients at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital have more than doubled in the last 10 days
Halton’s active cases have increased from 470 to 760 in one week; Total cases at schools in Halton are at an all-time high, with cases having doubled in the last week
Two-thirds of coronavirus outbreaks are either in a workplace or congregate living setting.
We know what the solution is:
Get out for fresh air and exercise but wear a mask and keep that six foot distance.
Don’t meet with people that are not part of your family unit – that is people you are with all the time on a regular basis.
As of Friday her were 140 active cases, 50 deaths in Burlington since the start of the pandemic. Of the 2938 cases in Burlington 218 were variant versions of the virus.
On Friday the Joseph Brant Hospital announced that it was suspending elective surgeries.
Province wide – the figure reported by the province Saturday morning (today) was 3813 new infections.
Stay at home – and when you do go out keep your distance and wear a mask.
Related news story:
Joseph Brant Hospital announcement
How many Covid cases are at Joseph Brant? How many are in ICU!
When is the $17 million field hospital next door to JB going to be used?
I hope, none, none and never. If we do this right. It’s up to each of us, how this plays out.