The COVID-19 pandemic

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SUNDAY 2021-07-18

Waterloo Region reported 27 new cases for today (13.1% of the active cases) and zero more for yesterday for 26; 173 new cases for the week (+3 from yesterday and -73 from last week), averaging 9.7% of active cases. 206 active cases, -83 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Tuesday.

Next vaccination report on Monday.

Ontario reported 177 new cases today with a seven-day average of 153 (+2). 166 recoveries and six deaths translated to a increase of five active cases and a new total of 1,378. -214 active cases for the week and 43 deaths (six per day). 14,805 tests with a positivity rate of 1.20%. The positivity rate is averaging 0.73% for the past seven days, compared to 0.88% for the preceding seven. 107 patients in ICU (-5 today, -48 for the week) with COVID-19.

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

• Alpha (B.1.1.7): 6
  
• Beta (B.1.351): 1
  
• Delta (B.1.617): 36 (64% of variants over the past 10 days)
  
• Gamma (P.1): 3
  

134,654 doses of vaccine administered, with a seven-day average at 159,645 (previous week was 205,271). 69.76% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.11% from yesterday, +0.86% from 7 days ago), 53.30% fully vaccinated (+0.81% from yesterday, +6.72% from 7 days ago). 

• 32 cases in Waterloo: 5.2 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 3 cases in Huron Perth: 3.1 per 100K
  
• 16 cases in Hamilton: 2.8 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Brant: 2.2 per 100K
  
• 2 cases in Chatham-Kent: 1.9 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 1.5 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Durham: 1.4 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Middlesex-London: 1.0 per 100K