The COVID-19 pandemic

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Waterloo Region  reported nine new cases today, the most since 30 June; the new case increase was 0.7% of the total cases to date and 17.3% of the current active caseload. New cases averaging 7.6% of actives over the past seven days. Active cases in the region were up to 52 (+3), and up by five in the past seven days.

The past three days averaged 404 tests per day, and a 1.0% positivity rate; the past seven days' positivity rate averages 0.85%.

Ontario reported 195 new cases today, the fifth day in the last seven with 150+ new cases, with a seven-day average of 162 new cases. 137 recoveries and three deaths translated to a increase of 55 active cases, so up to 1,542, after a weekly total change of +134. 28,209 tests for a 0.7% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 0.64% for the past seven days.

The new cases are 0.5% of the total and 12.6% of the number of active cases. New cases averaging 10.8% of actives over the past seven days.

The ICU population is down to 31 (-4).

• 57 cases in Windsor-Essex: 31.7 per 100K population
  
• 31 cases in Toronto: 1.2 per 100K population
  
• 27 cases in Ottawa: 2.7 per 100K population
  
• 18 cases in Peel: 1.8 per 100K population
  
• 13 cases in Chatham-Kent: 12.6 per 100K population
  
• 9 cases in Waterloo: 1.5 per 100K population
  

All regions back up, and Chatham breaks into the 10+ case wall of shame as well. Yesterday looks like an outlier now.