The COVID-19 pandemic

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FRIDAY 2021-02-12

Waterloo Region reported 60 new cases today (15.0% of the active cases) and no additional ones for yesterday for a total of 65; 361 new cases for the week (+15), averaging 12.0% of active cases. 417 active cases, -41 in the last seven days.

An average of 1,776 tests per day for the past week, for a positivity rate of 2.90% for the week.

Ontario reported 1,076 new cases today, with Toronto possibly still missing some data, with a seven-day average of 1,180 (-66). 1,415 recoveries and 18 deaths translated to a drop of 357 active cases and a new total of 12,496. -3,226 active cases for the week and 194 deaths (28 per day). 62,012 tests for a positivity rate of 1.74%. The positivity rate is averaging 2.58% for the past seven days, compared to 3.38% for the preceding seven.

295 patients in ICU (-4 today, -30 for the week). Total hospital population 763 (-280 for the week).

• 210 cases in Peel: 15.2 per 100K
  
• 22 cases in Thunder Bay: 14.7 per 100K
  
• 361 cases in Toronto: 12.3 per 100K
  
• 122 cases in York: 11.0 per 100K
  
• 13 cases in Brant: 9.6 per 100K
  
• 59 cases in Waterloo: 9.5 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 11 cases in Lambton: 8.4 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 6.3 per 100K
  
• 31 cases in Halton: 5.7 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 5.5 per 100K
  
• 52 cases in Ottawa: 5.2 per 100K
  
• 30 cases in Hamilton: 5.2 per 100K
  
• 31 cases in Durham: 4.8 per 100K
  
• 18 cases in Windsor-Essex: 4.6 per 100K
  
• 24 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 4.4 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Niagara: 3.8 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Eastern Ontario: 3.0 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark: 2.9 per 100K