05-18-2020, 11:11 AM
Waterloo Region reported 22 new cases yesterday, the most in two weeks. The number of new cases has been creeping up over the last week, and this is now 2.2% increase on the total and 7.2% of active cases. There are now 306 active cases (+2), given 615 recoveries and 112 deaths.
Ontario new-case count up 304 today, a 1.3% increase on the total and 8.9% of active cases. 304 recovered and 23 dead for a net increase of three active cases. There are now 3,415 active cases, given 17,638 recoveries and 1,904 deaths.
553,981 tests to date with 9,155 for the day; it's a long weekend, but that's still the lowest number of tests since mid-April. Given the small number of tests, 3.3% of the daily tests were positive. 972 cases currently hospitalized (+38) and 174 in the ICU (+3).
Quebec reported 707 new cases for a total of 43,627 to date. This was from 7,506 people tested for a 9.4% positivity rate. ICU occupancy back down to 179.
Bafflingly, the total number of people tested in Quebec is up by 7,506 but 13,435 new tests were processed. I can't think of an explanation of how the number of tests was higher by almost 6,000. Frequently positive tests are repeated for confirmation, but that would only account for approximately 700 of the "surplus" 6,000 tests.
Ontario new-case count up 304 today, a 1.3% increase on the total and 8.9% of active cases. 304 recovered and 23 dead for a net increase of three active cases. There are now 3,415 active cases, given 17,638 recoveries and 1,904 deaths.
553,981 tests to date with 9,155 for the day; it's a long weekend, but that's still the lowest number of tests since mid-April. Given the small number of tests, 3.3% of the daily tests were positive. 972 cases currently hospitalized (+38) and 174 in the ICU (+3).
Quebec reported 707 new cases for a total of 43,627 to date. This was from 7,506 people tested for a 9.4% positivity rate. ICU occupancy back down to 179.
Bafflingly, the total number of people tested in Quebec is up by 7,506 but 13,435 new tests were processed. I can't think of an explanation of how the number of tests was higher by almost 6,000. Frequently positive tests are repeated for confirmation, but that would only account for approximately 700 of the "surplus" 6,000 tests.