The COVID-19 pandemic

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Current 7-day Covid-19 cases per 100k

• Public Health Sudbury & Districts 80.4
• Chatham-Kent Public Health 56.4
• Southwestern Public Health 41.6
• Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit 36.8
• Windsor-Essex County Health Unit 35.5
• Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health 32.0
• Huron Perth Public Health 27.9
• Niagara Region Public Health 26.0
• Eastern Ontario Health Unit 25.4
• Lambton Public Health 25.2

• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 19.7

• Thunder Bay District Health Unit 8.7
• Hastings Prince Edward Public Health 7.1
• Peterborough Public Health 6.8
• Durham Region Health Department 6.5
• Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit 4.0
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit 3.1
• Porcupine Health Unit 2.4
• Northwestern Health Unit 2.3
• Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit 1.6
• Renfrew County and District Health Unit 0.9

• TOTAL ONTARIO 16.4

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SATURDAY 2021-10-30

Waterloo Region does not report on weekends.

Ontario reported 356 new cases today with a seven-day average of 353 (-2), compared to 389 a week ago. -319 active cases and 22 deaths for the week. 26,767 tests with a positivity rate of 1.33%. The positivity rate is averaging 1.37% for the past seven days, compared to 1.48% for the preceding seven.

85 people in the ICU (excluding Saskatchewan patients), -22 over the past week.

Seven-day vaccination average is at 19,010 doses/day (previous week was 22,529). 78.07% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.30% from 7 days ago), 74.78% fully vaccinated (+0.60% from 7 days ago).

Cases/100K by regional health unit:

• 34 cases in Sudbury: 8.7 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Chatham-Kent: 8.5 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Huron Perth: 8.2 per 100K
  
• 15 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 7.5 per 100K
  
• 28 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 5.2 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Brant: 4.4 per 100K
  
• 16 cases in Middlesex-London: 4.0 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Lambton: 3.8 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Niagara: 3.8 per 100K
  
• 19 cases in Waterloo: 3.1 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 6 cases in Eastern Ontario: 3.0 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Windsor-Essex: 2.8 per 100K
  
• 14 cases in Halton: 2.6 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Grey Bruce: 2.5 per 100K
  
• 32 cases in Peel: 2.3 per 100K
  
• 24 cases in York: 2.2 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Thunder Bay: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 18 cases in Ottawa: 1.8 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Hamilton: 1.6 per 100K
  
• 45 cases in Toronto: 1.5 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Durham: 1.1 per 100K
  

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SUNDAY 2021-10-31

Waterloo Region does not report on weekends.

Ontario reported 340 new cases today with a seven-day average of 349 (-4), compared to 379 a week ago. -243 active cases and 23 deaths for the week. 25,707 tests with a positivity rate of 1.32%. The positivity rate is averaging 1.35% for the past seven days, compared to 1.46% for the preceding seven.

85 people in the ICU (excluding Saskatchewan patients), +0 over yesterday and -22 over the past week.

Seven-day vaccination average is at 18,504 doses/day (previous week was 21,997). 78.10% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.29% from 7 days ago), 74.85% fully vaccinated (+0.59% from 7 days ago).

Cases/100K by regional health unit:

• 16 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 8.0 per 100K
  
• 16 cases in Eastern Ontario: 7.9 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Chatham-Kent: 6.6 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Huron Perth: 6.1 per 100K
  
• 27 cases in Niagara: 6.0 per 100K
  
• 22 cases in Windsor-Essex: 5.7 per 100K
  
• 10 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 4.9 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Sudbury: 4.4 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Grey Bruce: 3.7 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Lambton: 3.1 per 100K
  
• 18 cases in Waterloo: 2.9 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 11 cases in Middlesex-London: 2.7 per 100K
  
• 13 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 2.4 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 2.2 per 100K
  
• 22 cases in York: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 58 cases in Toronto: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 26 cases in Peel: 1.9 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Halton: 1.5 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Durham: 1.2 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Ottawa: 1.2 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Hamilton: 1.0 per 100K
  

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Current 7-day Covid-19 cases per 100k

• Public Health Sudbury & Districts 81.9
• Southwestern Public Health 47.3
• Chatham-Kent Public Health 42.3
• Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit 39.4
• Windsor-Essex County Health Unit 36.2
• Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health 32.9
• Eastern Ontario Health Unit 27.3
• Algoma Public Health 27.1
• Huron Perth Public Health 25.8
• Niagara Region Public Health 25.6

• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 19.3

• Timiskaming Health Unit 9.2
• Durham Region Health Department 6.3
• Peterborough Public Health 6.1
• Hastings Prince Edward Public Health 5.3
• Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit 4.0
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit 3.9
• Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit 3.2
• Porcupine Health Unit 2.4
• Renfrew County and District Health Unit 1.8
• Northwestern Health Unit 1.1

• TOTAL ONTARIO 17.1

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MONDAY 2021-11-01


Waterloo Region reported eight new cases for today (5.6% of the active cases) and none more for yesterday for 22; 111 new cases for the week (-9 from yesterday and +21 from last week), averaging 13.8% of active cases. 142 active cases and +31 in the last seven days (ouch!).

79.63% of total regional population vaccinated (+0.40% from 7 days ago), 75.54% fully vaccinated (+0.54% from 7 days ago).

Ontario reported 422 new cases today with a seven-day average of 362 (+13), compared to 372 a week ago. -56 active cases and 26 deaths for the week. 19,840 tests with a positivity rate of 2.13%. The positivity rate is averaging 1.40% for the past seven days, compared to 1.45% for the preceding seven.

83 people in the ICU (excluding 25 SK patients), -2 from yesterday and -26 over the past week.

Seven-day vaccination average is at 18,504 doses/day (previous week was 21,611). 78.12% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.29% from 7 days ago), 74.88% fully vaccinated (+0.58% from 7 days ago).

Cases/100K by regional health unit:

• 21 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 10.5 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Lambton: 6.1 per 100K
  
• 22 cases in Sudbury: 5.7 per 100K
  
• 19 cases in Windsor-Essex: 4.9 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Chatham-Kent: 4.7 per 100K
  
• 25 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 4.6 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 3.9 per 100K
  
• 38 cases in Ottawa: 3.8 per 100K
  
• 41 cases in York: 3.7 per 100K
  
• 20 cases in Hamilton: 3.5 per 100K
  
• 47 cases in Peel: 3.4 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Thunder Bay: 3.3 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Halton: 3.1 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Huron Perth: 3.1 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Middlesex-London: 3.0 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Brant: 2.9 per 100K
  
• 18 cases in Waterloo: 2.9 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 10 cases in Niagara: 2.2 per 100K
  
• 61 cases in Toronto: 2.1 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Eastern Ontario: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Grey Bruce: 1.9 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 1.8 per 100K
  

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Current 7-day Covid-19 cases per 100k

• Public Health Sudbury & Districts 82.9
• Southwestern Public Health 42.1
• Chatham-Kent Public Health 37.6
• Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit 35.9
• Windsor-Essex County Health Unit 33.9
• Algoma Public Health 33.2
• Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health 32.4
• Lambton Public Health 28.3
• Brant County Health Unit 28.3
• Eastern Ontario Health Unit 25.9

• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 20.0

• Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health 9.0
• Peterborough Public Health 6.8
• Hastings Prince Edward Public Health 6.5
• Durham Region Health Department 6.0
• Northwestern Health Unit 4.6
• Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit 4.6
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit 3.1
• Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit 2.6
• Porcupine Health Unit 2.4
• Renfrew County and District Health Unit 1.8

• TOTAL ONTARIO 17.5

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TUESDAY 2021-11-02

Waterloo Region reported 14 new cases for today (9.8% of the active cases) and none more for yesterday for eight; 118 new cases for the week (+7 from yesterday and +28 from last week), averaging 14.3% of active cases. 134 active cases and +29 in the last seven days.

79.69% of total regional population vaccinated (+0.37% from 7 days ago), 75.60% fully vaccinated (+0.52% from 7 days ago).

Ontario reported 331 new cases today with a seven-day average of 371 (+9), compared to 364 a week ago. +49 active cases and 28 deaths for the week. 20,148 tests with a positivity rate of 1.64%. The positivity rate is averaging 1.45% for the past seven days, compared to 1.40% for the preceding seven.

85 people in the ICU (excluding 26 SK patients), +2 from yesterday and -22 over the past week.

Seven-day vaccination average is at 17,515 doses/day (previous week was 21,199). 78.15% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.28% from 7 days ago), 74.94% fully vaccinated (+0.56% from 7 days ago).

Cases/100K by regional health unit:

• 13 cases in Brant: 9.6 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Lambton: 5.3 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Windsor-Essex: 4.4 per 100K
  
• 22 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 4.1 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 4.0 per 100K
  
• 44 cases in York: 4.0 per 100K
  
• 21 cases in Hamilton: 3.6 per 100K
  
• 19 cases in Halton: 3.5 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Northwestern: 3.4 per 100K
  
• 13 cases in Sudbury: 3.3 per 100K
  
• 13 cases in Niagara: 2.9 per 100K
  
• 36 cases in Peel: 2.6 per 100K
  
• 23 cases in Ottawa: 2.3 per 100K
  
• 14 cases in Waterloo: 2.3 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 4 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 2 cases in Chatham-Kent: 1.9 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Grey Bruce: 1.9 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Middlesex-London: 1.5 per 100K
  
• 42 cases in Toronto: 1.4 per 100K
  

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Current 7-day Covid-19 cases per 100k

• Public Health Sudbury & Districts 77.9
• Southwestern Public Health 43.5
• Chatham-Kent Public Health 42.3
• Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit 41.2
• Windsor-Essex County Health Unit 34.8
• Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health 33.8
• Algoma Public Health 33.2
• Lambton Public Health 31.3
• Brant County Health Unit 28.3
• Niagara Region Public Health 27.5

• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 21.2

• Thunder Bay District Health Unit 7.3
• Durham Region Health Department 6.3
• Timiskaming Health Unit 6.1
• Peterborough Public Health 6.1
• Northwestern Health Unit 4.6
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit 4.6
• Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit 4.6
• Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit 4.2
• Renfrew County and District Health Unit 3.7
• Porcupine Health Unit 3.6

• TOTAL ONTARIO 17.9

Waterloo Region starting to creep up again. Here are the numbers for the largest cities/regions.

• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 21.2
• York Region Public Health 18.5
• Ottawa Public Health 16.0
• Peel Public Health 14.4
• Toronto Public Health 12.4
• Durham Region Health Department 6.3

We're the 6th largest region, just ahead of Halton and Hamilton.

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Booster shots coming for everyone (eventually) in Ontario:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/c...-1.6235235

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Waterloo Region starting to creep up again. Here are the numbers for the largest cities/regions.

• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 21.2
• York Region Public Health 18.5
• Ottawa Public Health 16.0
• Peel Public Health 14.4
• Toronto Public Health 12.4
• Durham Region Health Department 6.3

We're the 6th largest region, just ahead of Halton and Hamilton.

Our average was really driven up by the four days of 20+ cases last week (Wed through Sat). We're back down to a more reasonable level (12.7) in the three days since then, and hopefully that will hold.

That bump in new cases was at least partially driven by the outbreak at the Cornerstone Christian School in Wellesley (7 cases in a school of 30 students). Wellesley has also been the recent hotspot in the region.

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WEDNESDAY 2021-11-03

Waterloo Region reported 16 new cases for today (11.9% of the active cases) and none more for yesterday for 14; 125 new cases for the week (+9 from yesterday and +40 from last week), averaging 14.7% of active cases. 129 active cases and +29 in the last seven days.

79.76% of total regional population vaccinated (+0.37% from 7 days ago), 75.66% fully vaccinated (+0.51% from 7 days ago).

Ontario reported 378 new cases today with a seven-day average of 379 (+8), compared to 366 a week ago. +115 active cases and 24 deaths for the week. 32,950 tests with a positivity rate of 1.15%. The positivity rate is averaging 1.47% for the past seven days, compared to 1.41% for the preceding seven.

89 people in the ICU (excluding 25 SK patients), +4 from yesterday and -16 over the past week.

Seven-day vaccination average is at 16,825 doses/day (previous week was 20,696). 78.20% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.27% from 7 days ago), 75.02% fully vaccinated (+0.53% from 7 days ago).

Cases/100K by regional health unit:

• 15 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 7.5 per 100K
  
• 32 cases in Niagara: 7.1 per 100K
  
• 14 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 6.9 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Chatham-Kent: 6.6 per 100K
  
• 21 cases in Windsor-Essex: 5.4 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Lambton: 5.3 per 100K
  
• 26 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 4.8 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Sudbury: 4.4 per 100K
  
• 23 cases in Hamilton: 4.0 per 100K
  
• 41 cases in York: 3.7 per 100K
  
• 10 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 3.7 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Huron Perth: 3.1 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Brant: 2.9 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Grey Bruce: 2.5 per 100K
  
• 64 cases in Toronto: 2.2 per 100K
  
• 20 cases in Ottawa: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Waterloo: 1.8 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 9 cases in Durham: 1.4 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Halton: 1.1 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Middlesex-London: 1.0 per 100K
  
• 2 cases in Eastern Ontario: 1.0 per 100K
  

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Current 7-day Covid-19 cases per 100k

• Public Health Sudbury & Districts 77.9
• Southwestern Public Health 47.3
• Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit 45.6
• Chatham-Kent Public Health 39.5
• Algoma Public Health 35.8
• Lambton Public Health 34.4
• Windsor-Essex County Health Unit 33.2
• Niagara Region Public Health 33.2
• Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health 32.9
• Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit 29.0

• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 20.7

• Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health 10.6
• Timiskaming Health Unit 9.2
• Hastings Prince Edward Public Health 7.7
• Peterborough Public Health 6.8
• Renfrew County and District Health Unit 6.4
• Durham Region Health Department 5.9
• Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit 5.8
• Northwestern Health Unit 4.6
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit 3.1
• Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit 2.9

• TOTAL ONTARIO 18.1

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THURSDAY 2021-11-04

Waterloo Region reported 13 new cases for today (10.1% of the active cases) and none more for yesterday for 16; 114 new cases for the week (-11 from yesterday and +20 from last week), averaging 12.8% of active cases. 127 active cases and +13 in the last seven days.

79.86% of total regional population vaccinated (+0.41% from 7 days ago), 75.75% fully vaccinated (+0.50% from 7 days ago).

Ontario reported 438 new cases today with a seven-day average of 383 (+5), compared to 366 a week ago. +171 active cases and 26 deaths for the week. 32,129 tests with a positivity rate of 1.36%. The positivity rate is averaging 1.48% for the past seven days, compared to 1.41% for the preceding seven.

86 people in the ICU (excluding 23 SK patients), +1 from yesterday and -19 over the past week.

Seven-day vaccination average is at 16,279 doses/day (previous week was 20,370). 78.24% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.26% from 7 days ago), 75.09% fully vaccinated (+0.51% from 7 days ago).

Cases/100K by regional health unit:

• 19 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 9.5 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Huron Perth: 9.2 per 100K
  
• 40 cases in Niagara: 8.9 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 8.3 per 100K
  
• 10 cases in Lambton: 7.6 per 100K
  
• 26 cases in Sudbury: 6.7 per 100K
  
• 34 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 6.3 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Thunder Bay: 4.7 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Windsor-Essex: 4.4 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Grey Bruce: 3.7 per 100K
  
• 37 cases in York: 3.3 per 100K
  
• 28 cases in Ottawa: 2.8 per 100K
  
• 16 cases in Waterloo: 2.6 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 72 cases in Toronto: 2.5 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Halton: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Eastern Ontario: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 2 cases in Chatham-Kent: 1.9 per 100K
  
• 26 cases in Peel: 1.9 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Hamilton: 1.6 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Middlesex-London: 1.5 per 100K
  
• 2 cases in Brant: 1.5 per 100K
  
• 1 cases in Northwestern: 1.1 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 1.1 per 100K
  

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Current 7-day Covid-19 cases per 100k

• Public Health Sudbury & Districts 81.4
• Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit 58.7
• Southwestern Public Health 58.2
• Lambton Public Health 37.4
• Algoma Public Health 35.8
• Chatham-Kent Public Health 34.8
• Niagara Region Public Health 34.3
• Windsor-Essex County Health Unit 33.9
• Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit 32.9
• Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health 32.0

• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 19.5

• Thunder Bay District Health Unit 12.7
• Toronto Public Health 12.4
• Porcupine Health Unit 10.8
• Hastings Prince Edward Public Health 9.5
• Renfrew County and District Health Unit 8.3
• Peterborough Public Health 7.4
• Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit 5.8
• Northwestern Health Unit 5.7
• Durham Region Health Department 5.6
• Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit 4.6

• TOTAL ONTARIO 19.0

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FRIDAY 2021-11-05

Waterloo Region reported 20 new cases for today (15.5% of the active cases) and one more for yesterday for 14; 116 new cases for the week (+0 from yesterday and +5 from last week), averaging 12.6% of active cases. 133 active cases and +13 in the last seven days.

79.98% of total regional population vaccinated (+0.48% from 7 days ago), 75.82% fully vaccinated (+0.49% from 7 days ago).

Ontario reported 563 new cases today -- the highest in four weeks -- with a seven-day average of 404 (+21), compared to 355 a week ago. +357 active cases and 31 deaths for the week. 30,187 tests with a positivity rate of 1.87%. The positivity rate is averaging 1.54% for the past seven days, compared to 1.37% for the preceding seven.

86 people in the ICU (excluding 23 SK patients), +1 from yesterday and -14 over the past week.

Seven-day vaccination average is at 15,527 doses/day (previous week was 19,713). 78.27% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.25% from 7 days ago), 75.16% fully vaccinated (+0.49% from 7 days ago).

Cases/100K by regional health unit:

• 29 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 14.5 per 100K
  
• 37 cases in Windsor-Essex: 9.5 per 100K
  
• 49 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 9.1 per 100K
  
• 33 cases in Sudbury: 8.5 per 100K
  
• 15 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 7.3 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Huron Perth: 7.1 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Grey Bruce: 6.8 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 6.3 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Lambton: 6.1 per 100K
  
• 23 cases in Niagara: 5.1 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Chatham-Kent: 4.7 per 100K
  
• 52 cases in York: 4.7 per 100K
  
• 44 cases in Ottawa: 4.4 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Eastern Ontario: 3.5 per 100K
  
• 13 cases in Middlesex-London: 3.2 per 100K
  
• 44 cases in Peel: 3.2 per 100K
  
• 18 cases in Waterloo: 2.9 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 13 cases in Halton: 2.4 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark: 2.4 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Brant: 2.2 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Hamilton: 2.1 per 100K
  
• 44 cases in Toronto: 1.5 per 100K
  
• 1 cases in Northwestern: 1.1 per 100K
  

We're back on the upswing. A new recent high in cases, and the weekly change trend is now clearly above zero (see chart below).