07-20-2021, 03:41 PM
TUESDAY 2021-07-20
Waterloo Region reported 12 new cases for today (6.0% of the active cases) and zero more for yesterday for 22; 151 new cases for the week (-16 from yesterday and -107 from last week), averaging 9.3% of active cases. 174 active cases, -114 in the last seven days.
An average of 767 test/day for the past 7 days, the lowest yet. However, in spite of the reduced testing, the positivity rate still dropped to 2.81% from 3.26% the week prior.
5,172 doses of vaccine administered, with a seven-day average at 6,161 (previous week was 9,654). 66.24% of total regional population vaccinated (+0.36% today, +0.88% from 7 days ago), 49.07% fully vaccinated (+0.74% today, +6.16% from 7 days ago).
Ontario reported 127 new cases today with a seven-day average of 152 (-3). 126 recoveries and one death translated to a decrease of a single active cases and a new total of 1,354. -194 active cases for the week and 38 deaths (five per day). 13,586 tests with a positivity rate of 0.93%. The positivity rate is averaging 0.80% for the past seven days, compared to 0.77% for the preceding seven. 106 patients in ICU (-1 today, -39 for the week) with COVID-19.
New case variants reported today (these are substantially delayed so they do not match the new case numbers):
Waterloo Region reported 12 new cases for today (6.0% of the active cases) and zero more for yesterday for 22; 151 new cases for the week (-16 from yesterday and -107 from last week), averaging 9.3% of active cases. 174 active cases, -114 in the last seven days.
An average of 767 test/day for the past 7 days, the lowest yet. However, in spite of the reduced testing, the positivity rate still dropped to 2.81% from 3.26% the week prior.
5,172 doses of vaccine administered, with a seven-day average at 6,161 (previous week was 9,654). 66.24% of total regional population vaccinated (+0.36% today, +0.88% from 7 days ago), 49.07% fully vaccinated (+0.74% today, +6.16% from 7 days ago).
Ontario reported 127 new cases today with a seven-day average of 152 (-3). 126 recoveries and one death translated to a decrease of a single active cases and a new total of 1,354. -194 active cases for the week and 38 deaths (five per day). 13,586 tests with a positivity rate of 0.93%. The positivity rate is averaging 0.80% for the past seven days, compared to 0.77% for the preceding seven. 106 patients in ICU (-1 today, -39 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): 21
- Beta (B.1.351): 1
- Delta (B.1.617): 18 (59% of variants over the past 10 days)
- Gamma (P.1): 14
- 17 cases in Waterloo: 2.8 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
- 3 cases in Brant: 2.2 per 100K
- 10 cases in Halton: 1.8 per 100K
- 2 cases in Lambton: 1.5 per 100K
- 8 cases in Hamilton: 1.4 per 100K
- 14 cases in York: 1.3 per 100K
- 34 cases in Toronto: 1.2 per 100K

