The COVID-19 pandemic

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TUESDAY 2020-09-22

Waterloo Region reported fifteen new cases for today (10.6% of the active cases) -- plus fifteen more for yesterday, bringing yesterday's total to 22.  101 new cases for the week (+21), averaging 12.9% of active cases. 142 active cases (+70 in the last seven days).

An average of 954 tests/day for the last seven days, with the positivity rate way up to 1.53% -- the August average was 0.50%.

Ontario reported 478 new cases today with a seven-day average of 383, still going up fast. 196 recoveries and three deaths translated to an increase of 279 active cases and a current total of 3,578. A weekly total change of +1,421 active cases. 34,201 tests for a 1.40% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 1.11% for the past seven days.

The new cases are 13.4% of the number of active cases, averaging 13.3% over the past seven days.

ICU patient count is at 24 (+2).

• 153 cases in Toronto: 4.9 per 100K population
  
• 95 cases in Peel: 9.5 per 100K
  
• 90 cases in Ottawa: 9.0 per 100K
  
• 27 cases in York: 2.4 per 100K
  
• 27 cases in Waterloo: 4.1 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 16 cases in Durham: 2.2 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Halton: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Hamilton: 1.7 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Middlesex-London: 2.5 per 100K
  

GTA and Ottawa are terrible but Waterloo apparently does not want to get left behind, either.