The COVID-19 pandemic

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SATURDAY 2020-10-31

Waterloo Region reported 20 new cases for today (20.2% of the active cases).  90 new cases for the week (+2), averaging 13.0% of active cases. 108 active cases (+4 in the last seven days).

Next testing report on Tuesday.

Ontario reported 1,015 new cases today with a seven-day average of 900 (+5). 798 recoveries and nine deaths translated to an increase of 208 active cases, and a current total of 7,877, a record yet again. +956 active cases for the week, and 50 deaths. 41,920 tests resulted in a 2.42% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 2.70% for the past seven days.

ICU patient count is down to 73 (-2), with the total hospital population up to 320 (+26 in the last week).

• 325 cases in Toronto: 11.2 per 100K population
  
• 282 cases in Peel: 28.2 per 100K
  
• 88 cases in York: 8.0 per 100K
  
• 94 cases in Ottawa: 9.4 per 100K
  
• 31 cases in Halton: 4.7 per 100K
  
• 23 cases in Durham: 3.6 per 100K
  
• 22 cases in Waterloo: 3.3 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)