The COVID-19 pandemic

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SUNDAY 2021-10-24

Waterloo Region will next report on Monday.

Ontario reported 370 new cases today with a seven-day average of 379 (-10), compared to 428 a week ago. -640 active cases and 33 deaths for the week. 25,328 tests with a positivity rate of 1.46%. The positivity rate is averaging 1.46% for the past seven days, compared to 1.62% for the preceding seven.

107 people in the ICU, +0 from yesterday and -28 over the past week.

Seven-day vaccination average is at 21,997 doses/day (previous week was 23,783). 77.81% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.36% from 7 days ago), 74.26% fully vaccinated (+0.68% from 7 days ago).

Cases/100K by regional health unit:

• 14 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 7.0 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Lambton: 6.1 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Chatham-Kent: 5.7 per 100K
  
• 23 cases in Niagara: 5.1 per 100K
  
• 27 cases in Hamilton: 4.7 per 100K
  
• 18 cases in Sudbury: 4.6 per 100K
  
• 19 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 3.5 per 100K
  
• 14 cases in Middlesex-London: 3.5 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Eastern Ontario: 3.5 per 100K
  
• 18 cases in Halton: 3.3 per 100K
  
• 19 cases in Waterloo: 3.1 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 3 cases in Huron Perth: 3.1 per 100K
  
• 42 cases in Peel: 3.0 per 100K
  
• 31 cases in York: 2.8 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 2.4 per 100K
  
• 23 cases in Ottawa: 2.3 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Brant: 2.2 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Windsor-Essex: 2.1 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Thunder Bay: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Grey Bruce: 1.9 per 100K
  
• 47 cases in Toronto: 1.6 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 1.5 per 100K