The COVID-19 pandemic

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SATURDAY 2020-12-05

Waterloo Region reported 29 new cases for today (4.5% of the active cases).  452 new cases for the week (-56), averaging 11.3% of active cases. 534 active cases (+12 in the last seven days).

Next testing report on Tuesday.

Ontario reported 1,859 new cases today -- a new record, albeit only by 4 cases, and with more testing -- with a seven-day average of 1,764 (+5). 1,624 recoveries and 20 deaths translated to an increase of 215 active cases, and a current total of 15,212. +1,674 active cases for the week and 133 deaths. 59,399 tests (a new record) resulted in a 3.13% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 3.75% for the past seven days, as compared to 3.53% for the preceding seven.

202 patients in ICU (-5) and 709 in hospital overall (+114 in the past seven days).

• 463 cases in Peel: 33.5 per 100K
  
• 86 cases in Windsor-Essex: 22.1 per 100K
  
• 41 cases in Eastern Ontario: 20.2 per 100K
  
• 198 cases in York: 17.8 per 100K
  
• 48 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 17.6 per 100K
  
• 504 cases in Toronto: 17.2 per 100K
  
• 89 cases in Hamilton: 15.4 per 100K
  
• 68 cases in Halton: 12.4 per 100K
  
• 64 cases in Waterloo: 10.4 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 44 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 8.1 per 100K
  
• 72 cases in Ottawa: 7.2 per 100K
  
• 41 cases in Durham: 6.3 per 100K
  
• 25 cases in Middlesex-London: 6.2 per 100K
  
• 23 cases in Niagara: 5.1 per 100K