The COVID-19 pandemic

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WEDNESDAY 2020-09-16

Waterloo Region reported two new cases today (0.1% of the total and 2.7% of the active cases) but added five more for yesterday. Given how often the region updates the previous days' data, it's much better to look at weekly numbers rather than daily. New cases are now averaging 14.8% of active cases over the past seven days. 75 active cases (+7).  58 new cases for the week.

No test data until Friday.

Ontario reported 315 new cases today with a seven-day average of 243, still going up fast. 154 recoveries and two deaths translated to an increase of 159 active cases and a current total of 2,316. A weekly total change of +776 active cases. 28,761 tests for a 1.10% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 0.82% for the past seven days.

The new cases are 0.7% of the total and 13.6% of the number of active cases. New cases averaging 12.6% of actives over the past seven days.

ICU patient count is at 20 (+1).

• 77 cases in Toronto: 2.4 per 100K population
  
• 61 cases in Ottawa: 6.1 per 100K
  
• 54 cases in Peel: 5.4 per 100K
  
• 37 cases in York: 3.4 per 100K
  
• 24 cases in Durham: 3.7 per 100K
  
• 10 cases in Windsor-Essex: 2.5 per 100K
  
• 2 cases in Waterloo: 0.3 per 100K (based on regional reporting)
  

GTA now up to 182 cases a day, and Ottawa up to 61.