The COVID-19 pandemic

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WEDNESDAY 2020-11-11

Waterloo Region reported 51 new cases for today (22.1% of the active cases!).  251 new cases for the week (+27), averaging 19.0% of active cases (ugh). 254 active cases (+101 in the last seven days).

Next testing report on Friday.

Ontario reported 1,426 new cases today with a seven-day average of 1,1217 (+63). 886 recoveries and 15 deaths translated to an increase of 525 active cases, and a current total of 10,631. +2,310 active cases for the week, and 93 deaths. 36,707 tests resulted in a 3.88% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 3.52% for the past seven days.

ICU bed count is up to 88 (+6) and the overall hospital population is 424 (+57 in the past week).

• 468 cases in Peel: 46.8 per 100K population
  
• 384 cases in Toronto: 13.2 per 100K
  
• 180 cases in York: 16.4 per 100K
  
• 63 cases in Durham: 9.7 per 100K
  
• 62 cases in Hamilton: 11.5 per 100K
  
• 42 cases in Niagara: 9.3 per 100K
  
• 30 cases in Halton: 5.4 per 100K
  
• 28 cases in Ottawa: 2.8 per 100K
  
• 27 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka
  
• 20 cases in Middlesex-London
  
• 40 cases in Waterloo: 6.2 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  

And that's about 1100 new cases in the GTA, not including regions like Halton and Simcoe-Muskoka. Is it feasible for Waterloo Region to avoid massive contagion from that?