The COVID-19 pandemic

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WEDNESDAY 2020-12-23

Waterloo Region reported 90 new cases for today (15.0% of the active cases).  615 new cases for the week (+7), averaging 16.1% of active cases. 614 active cases, +128 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Friday (assuming they will report on the 25th).

Ontario reported 2,408 new cases today, with a seven-day average of 2,304 (+38). 2,243 recoveries and 41 deaths translated to an increase of 124 active cases, and a current total of 19,424. +2,340 active cases for the week and 194 deaths. 56,660 tests resulted in a 4.25% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 3.91% for the past seven days, as compared to 3.63% for the preceding seven.

275 patients in ICU (+2) and a total hospital population of 1,002 (+70 in the past seven days).

• 234 cases in Windsor-Essex: 60.2 per 100K
  
• 448 cases in Peel: 32.4 per 100K
  
• 53 cases in Southwestern: 26.5 per 100K
  
• 150 cases in Hamilton: 25.9 per 100K
  
• 629 cases in Toronto: 21.5 per 100K
  
• 136 cases in Durham: 21.1 per 100K
  
• 72 cases in Middlesex-London: 17.8 per 100K
  
• 190 cases in York: 17.1 per 100K
  
• 76 cases in Niagara: 17.0 per 100K
  
• 88 cases in Halton: 16.0 per 100K
  
• 80 cases in Waterloo: 12.9 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 18 cases in Thunder Bay: 12.0 per 100K
  
• 31 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 11.4 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Huron Perth: 11.2 per 100K
  
• 14 cases in Brant County: 10.3 per 100K
  
• 46 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 8.5 per 100K
  
• 56 cases in Ottawa: 5.6 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Eastern Ontario: 4.4 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 2.9 per 100K