The COVID-19 pandemic

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SUNDAY 2021-08-15

Waterloo Region reported 21 new cases for today (14.5% of the active cases) and zero additional for yesterday for 19; 133 new cases for the week (+2 from yesterday and +12 from last week), averaging 12.7% of active cases. 144 active cases, -11 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Tuesday.

Next vaccination report on Monday.

Ontario reported 511 new cases today with a seven-day average of 440 (+12), compared to 261 a week ago. 250 recoveries and zero deaths translated to an increase of 261 active cases and a new total of 3,687. +1,445 active cases for the week and nine deaths (one per day). 19,192 tests with a positivity rate of 2.66%. The positivity rate is averaging 2.12% for the past seven days, compared to 1.52% for the preceding seven. 89 patients in ICU (+7 today, +4 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): 22
  
• Beta (B.1.351): 0
  
• Delta (B.1.617): 63 (88% of variants over the past 10 days)
  
• Gamma (P.1): 0
  

Cases/100K by region:

• 11 cases in Huron Perth: 11.2 per 100K
  
• 48 cases in Hamilton: 8.3 per 100K
  
• 27 cases in Windsor-Essex: 6.9 per 100K
  
• 64 cases in York: 5.8 per 100K
  
• 21 cases in Middlesex-London: 5.2 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Brant: 5.1 per 100K
  
• 69 cases in Peel: 5.0 per 100K
  
• 20 cases in Niagara: 4.5 per 100K
  
• 24 cases in Halton: 4.4 per 100K
  
• 116 cases in Toronto: 4.0 per 100K
  
• 24 cases in Waterloo: 3.9 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 5 cases in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark: 2.9 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Chatham-Kent: 2.8 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Durham: 2.6 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Lambton: 2.3 per 100K
  
• 10 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 1.9 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 1.8 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Ottawa: 1.7 per 100K
  
• 1 cases in Northwestern: 1.1 per 100K
  
• 2 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 1.0 per 100K
  
• 2 cases in Eastern Ontario: 1.0 per 100K