The COVID-19 pandemic

[danbrotherston]

FRIDAY 2020-10-16

Waterloo Region reported 10 new cases for today (9.8% of the active cases) -- and three additional cases for yesterday (now 10 cases total, 10.0% of actives).  94 new cases for the week (+0), averaging 11.3% of active cases. 102 active cases (-17 in the last seven days).

An average of 1,407 tests per day for the last week with an average positivity of 1.15%.

Ontario reported 712 new cases today with a seven-day average of 747 (-32). 713 recoveries and nine deaths translated to an drop of 10 active casea, and a current total of 5,873. A weekly total change of +221 active cases. 38,507 tests for a 1.85% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 1.99% for the past seven days.

ICU patient count was up to 67 (+5) and the total hospital population was up to 261 (+8).

• 213 cases in Toronto: 7.4 per 100K population
  
• 135 cases in Peel: 13.5 per 100K
  
• 108 cases in Ottawa: 10.8 per 100K
  
• 62 cases in York: 5.5 per 100K
  
• 27 cases in Durham: 4.2 per 100K
  
• 46 cases in Halton: 7.5 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Waterloo: 1.9 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  

Test positivity rate is still climbing.

Out of curiosity though...why the log scale for test positivity rate...seems unnecessarily distorting.