The COVID-19 pandemic

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SATURDAY 2021-08-28

Waterloo Region reported 27 new cases for today (16.3% of the active cases) and zero additional for yesterday for 24; 143 new cases for the week (+10 from yesterday and +18 from last week), averaging 13.6% of active cases. 172 active cases, +25 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Tuesday.

Next vaccination report on Monday.

Ontario reported 835 new cases today with a seven-day average of 686 (+21), compared to 534 a week ago. 575 recoveries and one (new) death translated to an increase of 253 active cases and a new total of 5,697. +1,037 active cases and nine deaths for the week. 28,528 tests with a positivity rate of 2.93%. The positivity rate is averaging 2.80% for the past seven days, compared to 2.40% for the preceding seven.

132 people in the ICU, +4 from yesterday and +29 over the past week. Total hospital population is 343, +131 over the past seven days.

37,716 doses of vaccine administered yesterday, with a seven-day average at 35,125 (previous week was 40,929). 73.28% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.09% from yesterday, +0.58% from 7 days ago), 67.20% fully vaccinated (+0.16% from yesterday, +1.09% from 7 days ago).

Cases/100K by region:

• 62 cases in Windsor-Essex: 15.9 per 100K
  
• 90 cases in Hamilton: 15.5 per 100K
  
• 21 cases in Brant: 15.4 per 100K
  
• 102 cases in York: 9.2 per 100K
  
• 114 cases in Peel: 8.2 per 100K
  
• 32 cases in Middlesex-London: 7.9 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Chatham-Kent: 7.5 per 100K
  
• 44 cases in Durham: 6.8 per 100K
  
• 18 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 6.6 per 100K
  
• 168 cases in Toronto: 5.7 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 5.5 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Eastern Ontario: 5.4 per 100K
  
• 27 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 5.0 per 100K
  
• 29 cases in Waterloo: 4.7 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 16 cases in Niagara: 3.6 per 100K
  
• 35 cases in Ottawa: 3.5 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Grey Bruce: 2.5 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Lambton: 2.3 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Halton: 2.2 per 100K
  
• 2 cases in Huron Perth: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Thunder Bay: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Sudbury: 1.3 per 100K
  
• 2 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 1.0 per 100K