The COVID-19 pandemic

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WEDNESDAY 2021-06-30

Waterloo Region reported 56 new cases for today (11.6% of the active cases) and four more for yesterday for 42; 373 new cases for the week (-5 from yesterday, -41 from last week), averaging 10.8% of active cases. 434 active cases, -91 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Friday (maybe).

9,712 doses of vaccine administered, with a seven-day average at 9,360 (previous week was 7,789). 63.27% of total regional population vaccinated (+0.15% from yesterday, +2.66% from 7 days ago), 25.93% fully vaccinated (+1.45% from yesterday, +9.48% from 7 days ago).

Ontario reported 184 new cases today with a seven-day average of 255 (-11). 322 recoveries and 14 deaths translated to a decrease of 152 active cases and a new total of 2,257. -775 active cases for the week and 75 deaths (11 per day). 27,258 tests with a positivity rate of 0.68%. The positivity rate is averaging 1.13% for the past seven days, compared to 1.37% for the preceding seven. 209 patients in ICU (-4 today, -42 for the week).

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

• Alpha (B.1.1.7): 63
  
• Beta (B.1.351): 50
  
• Delta (B.1.617): 205
  
• Gamma (P.1): 105
  

The past week's variant test results are 42% Delta and 36% Alpha.

268,397 doses of vaccine administered, with a seven-day average at 234,930 (previous week was 194,888). 67.47% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.16% from yesterday, +1.22% from 7 days ago), 32.66% fully vaccinated (+1.66% from yesterday, +9.95% from 7 days ago).

• 46 cases in Waterloo: 7.4 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 13 cases in Middlesex-London: 3.2 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Huron Perth: 3.1 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Hamilton: 2.9 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Niagara: 1.3 per 100K
  
• 16 cases in Peel: 1.2 per 100K
  
• 1 cases in Northwestern: 1.1 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 1.1 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Ottawa: 1.1 per 100K