The COVID-19 pandemic

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SUNDAY 2020-12-20
Waterloo Region reported 86 new cases for today (15.7% of the active cases).  553 new cases for the week (+44), averaging 15.9% of active cases. 574 active cases, +148 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Tuesday.

Ontario reported 2,316 new cases today, with a seven-day average of 2,250 (+91). 1,931 recoveries and 25 deaths translated to an increase of 360 active cases, and a current total of 18,567. +2,363 active cases for the week and 201 deaths. 69,412 tests resulted in a 3.34% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 3.98% for the past seven days, as compared to 3.47% for the preceding seven -- in spite of an average of 4,000 more tests per day.

261 patients in ICU (+5).

• 151 cases in Windsor-Essex: 38.8 per 100K
  
• 468 cases in Peel: 33.9 per 100K
  
• 326 cases in York: 29.4 per 100K
  
• 128 cases in Niagara: 28.6 per 100K
  
• 80 cases in Middlesex-London: 19.8 per 100K
  
• 97 cases in Halton: 17.7 per 100K
  
• 48 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 17.6 per 100K
  
• 486 cases in Toronto: 16.6 per 100K
  
• 88 cases in Hamilton: 15.2 per 100K
  
• 91 cases in Waterloo: 14.7 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 14 cases in Huron Perth: 14.3 per 100K
  
• 82 cases in Durham: 12.7 per 100K
  
• 25 cases in Southwestern: 12.5 per 100K
  
• 62 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 11.5 per 100K
  
• 22 cases in Eastern Ontario: 10.9 per 100K
  
• 13 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 6.4 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Thunder Bay: 5.3 per 100K
  
• 38 cases in Ottawa: 3.8 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Brant County: 3.7 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark: 1.8 per 100K