The COVID-19 pandemic

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FRIDAY 2021-02-19

Waterloo Region reported 42 new cases today (12.5% of the active cases) and two fewer for yesterday for a total of 36; 251 new cases for the week (-16), averaging 9.9% of active cases. 341 active cases, -71 in the last seven days.

An average of 1,623 tests per day for the past week, with a positivity rate of 2.21%.

Ontario reported 1,150 new cases today with a seven-day average of 1,026 (+10). 1,255 recoveries and 47 deaths translated to a drop of 152 active cases and a new total of 10,550. -1,946 active cases for the week and 188 deaths (27 per day). 65,372 tests for a positivity rate of 1.76%. The positivity rate is averaging 2.41% for the past seven days, compared to 2.58% for the preceding seven.

In the past week: 110 cases of B.1.1.7 (UK), six cases of B.1.351 (SA) and one case of P.1 (BR) variant.

269 patients in ICU (-8 today, -26 for the week). Total hospital population of 689 (-74 for the week).

• 264 cases in Peel: 19.1 per 100K
  
• 376 cases in Toronto: 12.8 per 100K
  
• 15 cases in Thunder Bay: 10.0 per 100K
  
• 108 cases in York: 9.7 per 100K
  
• 43 cases in Hamilton: 7.4 per 100K
  
• 73 cases in Ottawa: 7.3 per 100K
  
• 37 cases in Halton: 6.7 per 100K
  
• 41 cases in Waterloo: 6.6 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 41 cases in Durham: 6.3 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 6.3 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Eastern Ontario: 5.9 per 100K
  
• 22 cases in Windsor-Essex: 5.7 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Lambton: 5.3 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Northwestern: 4.6 per 100K
  
• 23 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 4.3 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Niagara: 3.8 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Chatham-Kent: 3.8 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 3.0 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark: 2.4 per 100K
  
• 2 cases in Huron Perth: 2.0 per 100K
  

Only regions with at least two cases per 100,000 population