The COVID-19 pandemic

[tomh009]

SATURDAY 2020-11-28

Waterloo Region reported 86 new cases for today (18.6% of the active cases), another new high.  487 new cases for the week (+38), averaging 17.7% of active cases. 499 active cases (+160 in the last seven days).

Next testing report on Tuesday.

Ontario reported 1,822 new cases today with a seven-day average of 1,523 (+34). 1,510 recoveries and 29 deaths translated to an increase of 283 active cases, and a current total of 13,538. +711 active cases for the week and 152 deaths. 55,086 tests resulted in a 3.31% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 3.53% for the past seven days, as compared to 3.65% for the preceding seven.

ICU bed count is up to 155 (+4) and the overall hospital population jumped to 595 (+82 in the past week).

• 566 cases in Toronto: 19.3 per 100K population
  
• 516 cases in Peel: 37.3 per 100K
  
• 145 cases in York: 13.1 per 100K
  
• 102 cases in Hamilton: 17.6 per 100K
  
• 68 cases in Halton: 12.4 per 100K
  
• 57 cases in Windsor-Essex: 14.7 per 100K
  
• 48 cases in Durham: 7.4 per 100K
  
• 46 cases in Ottawa: 4.6 per 100K
  
• 25 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 9.2 per 100K
  
• 21 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 3.9 per 100K
  
• 21 cases in Niagara: 4.7 per 100K
  
• 20 cases in Middlesex-London: 4.9 per 100K
  
  
• 105 cases in Waterloo: 17.0 per 100K (based on provincial reporting, one day behind the region)
  

I don't think we can blame this surge all on old-order mennonites, either!