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23 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,July 14,2022 insidehalton.com COVID-19 hospitaliza- tions in Halton continue to rise. According to Halton Healthcare and Joseph Brant Hospital's websites, there were 22 people being treated for COVID-19 in the region's hospitals at press time. That's up from 17 one week ago. Of the COVID-19 pa- tients, 13 were being treated at Oakville Trafalgar Me- morial Hospital, with five in Georgetown, three in Bur- lington and one in Milton. For a three-week period in June, COVID-19 patients in Halton remained at 10 or less. However, hospitaliza- tions began to rise starting June 28. By July 1, there were 20 people being treat- ed for the virus in the re- gion. As of Friday, Halton's hospitals were at 91 per cent capacity for acute care beds and 63 per cent for intensive care unit beds. Lab-confirmed cases have also been on the rise. Halton topped 50 cases for three consecutive days (60, 53, 60) between July 5-7. Pri- or to that, Halton had only one day with more than 50 cases since May 20. The sev- en-day average is 41.6 lab- confirmed cases per day, its highest point since late May. Halton Region has had 383 COVID-19-related deaths, but none since June 12. At press time, there were 11 on-going outbreaks in the region, five in retirement homes, two in long-term care homes, three in con- gregate living settings and one at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. None of Halton's five wastewater sites were showing an increased pres- ence of COVID-19, with the Acton site actually showing a decrease. WEEKLY ROUNDUP: COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATIONS CONTINUE TO RISE HERB GARBUTT hgarbutt@metroland.com NEWS SCAN THIS CODE to view COVID cases tracker.