The COVID-19 pandemic

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SATURDAY 2021-07-03

Waterloo Region reported 49 new cases for today (12.1% of the active cases) and zero more for yesterday for 35; 355 new cases for the week (-1 from yesterday, -20 from last week), averaging 11.1% of active cases. 387 active cases, -91 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Tuesday.

Next vaccination report on Monday.

Ontario reported 209 new cases today with a seven-day average of 226 (-20). 262 recoveries and nine deaths translated to a decrease of 62 active cases and a new total of 2,113. -616 active cases for the week and 91 deaths (13 per day). 17,080 tests with a positivity rate of 1.22%. The positivity rate is averaging 1.09% for the past seven days, compared to 1.29% for the preceding seven. 183 patients in ICU (-7 today, -44 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): 34
  
• Beta (B.1.351): 0
  
• Delta (B.1.617): 32
  
• Gamma (P.1): 3
  

210,504 doses of vaccine administered (on Canada Day), with a seven-day average at 220,076 (previous week was 208,224). 67.84% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.13% from yesterday, +1.03% from 7 days ago), 36.53% fully vaccinated (+1.30% from yesterday, +9.44% from 7 days ago).

• 47 cases in Waterloo: 7.6 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 20 cases in Niagara: 4.5 per 100K
  
• 22 cases in Halton: 4.0 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 3.3 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Windsor-Essex: 2.8 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Lambton: 2.3 per 100K
  
• 2 cases in Huron Perth: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Hamilton: 1.4 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 1.1 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Ottawa: 1.1 per 100K