The COVID-19 pandemic

[tomh009]

SUNDAY 2020-09-20

Waterloo Region reported 26 (!) new cases today (21.5% of the active cases), including the correction reported on Monday. I believe this is the second-highest daily total ever. It appears that a "hospitality outbreak" (restaurant? bar? hotel?) accounts for most of this cases.  84 new cases for the week, averaging 13.2% of active cases. 121 active cases (+65 in the last seven days).

Next testing update on Tuesday.

Ontario reported 365 new cases today with a seven-day average of 335, still going up fast. 191 recoveries and no deaths translated to an increase of 174 active cases and a current total of 3,055. A weekly total change of +1,207 active cases. 40,127 tests -- another new high -- for a 0.91% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 1.00% for the past seven days.

The new cases are 11.9% of the number of active cases, averaging 13.4% over the past seven days.

ICU patient count is at 20 (+0).

• 113 cases in Toronto: 3.5 per 100K population
  
• 108 cases in Peel: 10.8 per 100K
  
• 38 cases in York: 3.4 per 100K
  
• 24 cases in Halton: 4.0 per 100K
  
• 20 cases in Waterloo: 3.3 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 19 cases in Durham: 3.0 per 100K
  
• 14 cases in Ottawa: 1.4 per 100K
  

GTA + Ottawa accounting for 302 of 365 cases, or 83%.