The COVID-19 pandemic

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THURSDAY 2021-06-24

Waterloo Region reported 61 new cases for today (11.7% of the active cases) and one more for yesterday for 65; 408 new cases for the week (-5 from yesterday, -49 from last week), averaging 10.7% of active cases. 519 active cases, -31 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Friday.

9,535 doses of vaccine administered, with a seven-day average at 8,031 (previous week was 7,452). 60.85% of total regional population vaccinated (+0.23% from yesterday, +2.14% from 7 days ago), 17.77% fully vaccinated (+1.32% from yesterday, +6.81% from 7 days ago).

Ontario reported 296 new cases today with a seven-day average of 294 (-10). 384 recoveries and six deaths translated to a decrease of 94 active cases and a new total of 2,938. -1,452 active cases for the week and 52 deaths (seven per day).  29,514 tests with a positivity rate of 1.00%. The positivity rate is averaging 1.34% for the past seven days, compared to 2.03 for the preceding seven.

New case variants reported today (these are substantially delayed so they do not match the new case numbers):

• Alpha (B.1.1.7): 278
  
• Beta (B.1.351): 2
  
• Delta (B.1.617): 81
  
• Gamma (P.1): 7
  

300 patients in ICU (-5 today, -62 for the week). Overall hospital population, including ICU, is reported as 284, again less than ICU alone. I think I will just stop reporting this number.

225,188 doses of vaccine administered, with a seven-day average at 196,970 (previous week was 187,679). 66.42% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.18% from yesterday, +1.41% from 7 days ago), 22.72% fully vaccinated (+1.35% from yesterday, +7.96% from 7 days ago).

• 95 cases in Waterloo: 15.4 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 5 cases in Lambton: 3.8 per 100K
  
• 19 cases in Hamilton: 3.3 per 100K
  
• 16 cases in Durham: 2.5 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Windsor-Essex: 1.8 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Middlesex-London: 1.7 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Ottawa: 1.7 per 100K
  
• 2 cases in Brant: 1.5 per 100K
  
• 20 cases in Peel: 1.4 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Niagara: 1.3 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Sudbury: 1.3 per 100K
  
• 14 cases in York: 1.3 per 100K
  
• 35 cases in Toronto: 1.2 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 1.1 per 100K
  
• 1 cases in Huron Perth: 1.0 per 100K
  
• 2 cases in Eastern Ontario: 1.0 per 100K