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The COVID-19 pandemic
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#1,936
02-27-2021, 12:58 PM
(02-26-2021, 05:41 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: Yeah, I think it's a trash location, but it was a trash location for all the other things in that building...disappointing, but not surprising in our car dependent city. They do say they will have other centres so hopefully future ones will be better located. To be honest, I have no idea how the average 80 year old gets around...but given our city, I suspect the majority do drive or have someone to drive them.

In my moms case, she’s driven by yours truly. Not that I’d even let her think of taking a bus, but I was curious to see what a round trip would be like (since her doctor moved out that way from mid-town Kitchener, where The Hudson (or whatever it is call now) is going to be built). A couple transfers and a good 20 minute walk, and reversed the same. All in all, a doctors visit would be about 5 to 6 hours (including 1 hour office time).
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#1,937
02-27-2021, 05:51 PM
SATURDAY 2021-02-27

Waterloo Region reported 40 new cases for today (9.7% of the active cases) and five more for yesterday for a total of 76; 335 new cases for the week (-10), averaging 13.8% of active cases. 414 active cases, +83 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Tuesday.

Ontario reported 1,185 new cases today with a seven-day average of 1,108 (-6). 984 recoveries and 16 deaths translated to an increase of 185 active cases and a new total of 10,479. +42 active cases for the week and 112 deaths (16 per day). 59,416 tests for a positivity rate of 1.99%. The positivity rate is averaging 2.43% for the past seven days, compared to 2.40% for the preceding seven.

In the past week there have been 122 cases (+30) of B.1.1.7 (UK), 16 cases (+11) of B.1.351 (SA) and one case (+0) of P.1 (BR) variant.

276 patients in ICU (-8 today, +13 for the week). Total hospital population of 680 (-19 for the week).
  • 55 cases in Thunder Bay: 36.7 per 100K
  • 41 cases in Brant: 30.1 per 100K
  • 220 cases in Peel: 15.9 per 100K
  • 331 cases in Toronto: 11.3 per 100K
  • 119 cases in York: 10.7 per 100K
  • 59 cases in Hamilton: 10.2 per 100K
  • 13 cases in Lambton: 9.9 per 100K
  • 52 cases in Waterloo: 8.4 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  • 7 cases in Huron Perth: 7.1 per 100K
  • 67 cases in Ottawa: 6.7 per 100K
  • 26 cases in Windsor-Essex: 6.7 per 100K
  • 35 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 6.5 per 100K
  • 32 cases in Halton: 5.8 per 100K
  • 36 cases in Durham: 5.6 per 100K
  • 15 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 5.5 per 100K
  • 11 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 5.5 per 100K
  • 7 cases in Eastern Ontario: 3.5 per 100K
  • 13 cases in Middlesex-London: 3.2 per 100K
  • 13 cases in Niagara: 2.9 per 100K
  • 2 cases in Northwestern: 2.3 per 100K

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#1,938
02-28-2021, 02:49 PM
10-day averages for key regions in Ontario, plus the weekly trend as of 2021-02-28 (posting this every two days).

RegionCases todayper 100K10-day averageper 100KWeekly trend
Thunder Bay
22
14.7
36
24.3
+34%
Peel
201
14.5
213
15.4
-1%
Brant
31
22.8
16
12.1
+230%
Toronto
259
8.8
337
11.5
-11%
Northwestern
14
16.0
9
9.8
-50%
York
86
7.7
105
9.4
-12%
Lambton
26
19.8
11
8.5
+52%
Hamilton
45
7.8
49
8.4
-3%
Waterloo
60
9.7
49
7.9
+42%
Windsor-Essex
25
6.4
29
7.5
+11%
Simcoe-Muskoka
20
3.7
38
7.0
-17%
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph
42
15.4
18
6.8
+119%
Halton
47
8.6
33
6.0
+18%
Durham
23
3.6
38
5.9
-33%
Ottawa
31
3.1
53
5.3
-26%
Southwestern Ontario
43
21.5
9
4.7
+750%
Huron Perth
3
3.1
4
4.0
+6%
Eastern Ontario
4
2.0
8
3.9
+0%
Niagara
18
4.0
17
3.7
-9%
Middlesex-London
13
3.2
11
2.7
-18%
Ontario total
+1%
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#1,939
02-28-2021, 02:56 PM
SUNDAY 2021-02-28

Waterloo Region reported 48 new cases for today (11.6% of the active cases) and one fewer for yesterday for a total of 39; 340 new cases for the week (+5), averaging 13.7% of active cases. 426 active cases, +107 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Tuesday.

Ontario reported 1,062 new cases today with a seven-day average of 1,104 (-4). 1,029 recoveries and 20 deaths translated to an increase of 13 active cases and a new total of 10,492. +121 active cases for the week and 119 deaths (17 per day). 49,185 tests for a positivity rate of 2.16%. The positivity rate is averaging 2.41% for the past seven days, compared to 2.43% for the preceding seven.

In the past week there have been 137 cases (+15) of B.1.1.7 (UK), 18 cases (+2) of B.1.351 (SA) and two cases (+1) of P.1 (BR) variant.

289 patients in ICU (+13 today, +12 for the week).
  • 31 cases in Brant: 22.8 per 100K
  • 43 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 21.5 per 100K
  • 26 cases in Lambton: 19.8 per 100K
  • 14 cases in Northwestern: 16.0 per 100K
  • 42 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 15.4 per 100K
  • 22 cases in Thunder Bay: 14.7 per 100K
  • 201 cases in Peel: 14.5 per 100K
  • 60 cases in Waterloo: 9.7 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  • 259 cases in Toronto: 8.8 per 100K
  • 47 cases in Halton: 8.6 per 100K
  • 45 cases in Hamilton: 7.8 per 100K
  • 86 cases in York: 7.7 per 100K
  • 25 cases in Windsor-Essex: 6.4 per 100K
  • 5 cases in Chatham-Kent: 4.7 per 100K
  • 18 cases in Niagara: 4.0 per 100K
  • 20 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 3.7 per 100K
  • 23 cases in Durham: 3.6 per 100K
  • 13 cases in Middlesex-London: 3.2 per 100K
  • 31 cases in Ottawa: 3.1 per 100K
  • 3 cases in Huron Perth: 3.1 per 100K
  • 4 cases in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark: 2.4 per 100K

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#1,940
02-28-2021, 11:52 PM
(02-26-2021, 05:47 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: Pharmacies are a no brainer, they already distribute the flu vaccine.  Basically anyone who already gives vaccines should automatically be part of this process (and the medical building is already in that category).

Cold chain. Apparently will only be used for the viral vector vaccines.
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#1,941
03-01-2021, 12:03 AM
(02-28-2021, 11:52 PM)plam Wrote:
(02-26-2021, 05:47 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: Pharmacies are a no brainer, they already distribute the flu vaccine.  Basically anyone who already gives vaccines should automatically be part of this process (and the medical building is already in that category).

Cold chain. Apparently will only be used for the viral vector vaccines.

Most pharmacies have industrial freezers which easily meet the needs for the moderna vaccine, possibly some medical clinics won’t. But even if they can only distribute the others, then I still see no reason they shouldn’t automatically be part of the process.
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03-01-2021, 10:55 AM
(03-01-2021, 12:03 AM)danbrotherston Wrote:
(02-28-2021, 11:52 PM)plam Wrote: Cold chain. Apparently will only be used for the viral vector vaccines.

Most pharmacies have industrial freezers which easily meet the needs for the moderna vaccine, possibly some medical clinics won’t. But even if they can only distribute the others, then I still see no reason they shouldn’t automatically be part of the process.

Even the BioNTech vaccine is OK at normal freezer temperatures for a week, so, with decent delivery logistics, it should not be a problem for pharmacies.
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#1,943
03-01-2021, 03:54 PM
MONDAY 2021-03-01

Waterloo Region reported 36 new cases for today (8.3% of the active cases) and no more for yesterday for a total of 48; 345 new cases for the week (+5), averaging 13.4% of active cases. 423 active cases, +93 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Tuesday.

Ontario reported 1,023 new cases today with a seven-day average of 1,099 (-5). 939 recoveries and nine deaths translated to an increase of 75 active cases and a new total of 10,567. +232 active cases for the week and 117 deaths (17 per day). 35,015 tests for a positivity rate of 2.92%. The positivity rate is averaging 2.35% for the past seven days, compared to 2.55% for the preceding seven.

In the past week there have been 145 cases (+8) of B.1.1.7 (UK), 18 cases (+0) of B.1.351 (SA) and two cases (+0) of P.1 (BR) variant.

280 patients in ICU (-9 today, +0 for the week).
  • 55 cases in Thunder Bay: 36.7 per 100K
  • 12 cases in Northwestern: 13.7 per 100K
  • 182 cases in Peel: 13.2 per 100K
  • 16 cases in Brant: 11.8 per 100K
  • 14 cases in Lambton: 10.7 per 100K
  • 280 cases in Toronto: 9.6 per 100K
  • 53 cases in Hamilton: 9.2 per 100K
  • 72 cases in Ottawa: 7.2 per 100K
  • 39 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 7.2 per 100K
  • 39 cases in Halton: 7.1 per 100K
  • 30 cases in Niagara: 6.7 per 100K
  • 39 cases in Waterloo: 6.3 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  • 22 cases in Windsor-Essex: 5.7 per 100K
  • 34 cases in Durham: 5.3 per 100K
  • 18 cases in Middlesex-London: 4.4 per 100K
  • 9 cases in Eastern Ontario: 4.4 per 100K
  • 12 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 4.4 per 100K
  • 47 cases in York: 4.2 per 100K

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#1,944
03-02-2021, 12:05 PM
10-day averages for key regions in Ontario, plus the weekly trend as of 2021-02-28 (posting this every two days).

RegionCases todayper 100K10-day averageper 100KWeekly trend
Thunder Bay
39
26.0
40
26.8
+21%
Peel
223
16.1
205
14.8
+13%
Brant
13
9.6
18
12.9
+82%
Toronto
253
8.6
320
10.9
-20%
Northwestern
5
5.7
8
9.0
-31%
Lambton
11
8.4
12
8.8
+49%
York
99
8.9
95
8.6
-18%
Waterloo
46
7.4
50
8.0
+9%
Hamilton
23
4.0
44
7.5
+9%
Simcoe-Muskoka
36
6.7
40
7.3
-36%
Windsor-Essex
23
5.9
28
7.3
-15%
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph
13
4.8
18
6.7
+46%
Halton
32
5.8
32
5.9
+45%
Durham
34
5.3
36
5.6
-29%
Ottawa
64
6.4
54
5.4
+14%
Southwestern Ontario
1
.5
9
4.3
+171%
Huron Perth
5
5.1
4
4.1
-37%
Niagara
4
.9
17
3.8
-20%
Eastern Ontario
7
3.5
8
3.7
+31%
Middlesex-London
6
1.5
11
2.6
+6%
Ontario total
-1%
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#1,945
03-02-2021, 06:28 PM
TUESDAY 2021-03-02

Waterloo Region reported 42 new cases for today (9.8% of the active cases) and no more for yesterday for a total of 36; 344 new cases for the week (-1), averaging 12.8% of active cases. 433 active cases, +84 in the last seven days.

An average of 1,306 tests over the past week for a positivity rate of 3.76%.

Ontario reported 966 new cases today with a seven-day average of 1,098 (-1). 979 recoveries and eight deaths translated to a drop of 21 active cases and a new total of 10,546. +250 active cases for the week and 113 deaths (16 per day). 30,767 tests for a positivity rate of 3.14%. The positivity rate is averaging 2.26% for the past seven days, compared to 2.52% for the preceding seven.

In the past week there have been 152 cases (+7) of B.1.1.7 (UK), 18 cases (+0) of B.1.351 (SA) and two cases (+0) of P.1 (BR) variant.

284 patients in ICU +4 today, +1 for the week) and a total hospital population of 677 (-41 for the last seven days).
  • 39 cases in Thunder Bay: 26.0 per 100K
  • 223 cases in Peel: 16.1 per 100K
  • 13 cases in Brant: 9.6 per 100K
  • 99 cases in York: 8.9 per 100K
  • 253 cases in Toronto: 8.6 per 100K
  • 11 cases in Lambton: 8.4 per 100K
  • 46 cases in Waterloo: 7.4 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  • 36 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 6.7 per 100K
  • 64 cases in Ottawa: 6.4 per 100K
  • 23 cases in Windsor-Essex: 5.9 per 100K
  • 32 cases in Halton: 5.8 per 100K
  • 5 cases in Northwestern: 5.7 per 100K
  • 34 cases in Durham: 5.3 per 100K
  • 5 cases in Huron Perth: 5.1 per 100K
  • 13 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 4.8 per 100K
  • 23 cases in Hamilton: 4.0 per 100K
  • 7 cases in Eastern Ontario: 3.5 per 100K
  • 5 cases in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark: 2.9 per 100K

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#1,946
03-03-2021, 02:51 PM
WEDNESDAY 2021-03-03

Waterloo Region reported 40 new cases for today (9.1% of the active cases) and six more for yesterday for a total of 48; 364 new cases for the week (+20), averaging 13.3% of active cases. 420 active cases, +92 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Friday.

Ontario reported 958 new cases today with a seven-day average of 1,089 (-11). 1,090 recoveries and 17 deaths translated to a drop of 149 active cases and a new total of 10,397. +383 active cases for the week and 121 deaths (17 per day). 52,613 tests for a positivity rate of 1.82%. The positivity rate is averaging 2.25% for the past seven days, compared to 2.43% for the preceding seven.

In the past week there have been 157 cases (+5) of B.1.1.7 (UK), 18 cases (+0) of B.1.351 (SA) and two cases (+0) of P.1 (BR) variant.

274 patients in ICU (-10 today, -13 for the week) and a total hospital population of 668 (-7 for the last seven days).
  • 30 cases in Thunder Bay: 20.0 per 100K
  • 17 cases in Brant: 12.5 per 100K
  • 164 cases in Peel: 11.9 per 100K
  • 249 cases in Toronto: 8.5 per 100K
  • 92 cases in York: 8.3 per 100K
  • 47 cases in Hamilton: 8.1 per 100K
  • 46 cases in Waterloo: 7.4 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  • 28 cases in Middlesex-London: 6.9 per 100K
  • 13 cases in Eastern Ontario: 6.4 per 100K
  • 41 cases in Durham: 6.3 per 100K
  • 57 cases in Ottawa: 5.7 per 100K
  • 21 cases in Windsor-Essex: 5.4 per 100K
  • 23 cases in Niagara: 5.1 per 100K
  • 8 cases in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark: 4.7 per 100K
  • 12 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 4.4 per 100K
  • 4 cases in Chatham-Kent: 3.8 per 100K
  • 20 cases in Halton: 3.6 per 100K
  • 18 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 3.3 per 100K
  • 5 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 2.5 per 100K
  • 5 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 2.4 per 100K

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#1,947
03-03-2021, 07:02 PM
NACI now recommends all provinces switch to a longer vaccine dose interval (4 months): https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/s...ction.html
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03-04-2021, 12:06 AM
(03-03-2021, 07:52 PM)jamincan Wrote: From what I've heard, they just treat it as a cost of doing business. I suspect the only way enforcement would actually work is if they towed offending vehicles.
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03-04-2021, 07:59 AM
(03-04-2021, 12:06 AM)Acitta Wrote:
(03-03-2021, 07:52 PM)jamincan Wrote: From what I've heard, they just treat it as a cost of doing business. I suspect the only way enforcement would actually work is if they towed offending vehicles.
Did you post this in the wrong forum?

Yep, seems to be. This was supposed to be a response to the e-cargo bike discussion.
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03-04-2021, 12:15 PM
10-day averages for key regions in Ontario, plus the weekly trend as of 2021-03-04 (posting this every two days).

RegionCases todayper 100K10-day averageper 100KWeekly trend
Thunder Bay
24
16.0
39
26.2
-24%
Peel
171
12.4
201
14.6
-10%
Brant
9
6.6
18
13.2
+5%
Toronto
298
10.2
308
10.5
-25%
Lambton
39
29.8
13
10.1
+140%
York
64
5.8
90
8.1
-21%
Waterloo
23
3.7
48
7.7
-22%
Hamilton
40
6.9
44
7.6
-1%
Windsor-Essex
16
4.1
28
7.2
-53%
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph
18
6.6
18
6.6
+14%
Simcoe-Muskoka
39
7.2
36
6.6
-35%
Northwestern
9
10.3
5
6.2
+125%
Halton
33
6.0
33
6.0
+1%
Ottawa
49
4.9
51
5.2
+40%
Durham
23
3.6
33
5.1
-9%
Southwestern Ontario
6
3.0
9
4.7
-6%
Eastern Ontario
9
4.4
9
4.3
+20%
Niagara
37
8.3
19
4.2
+57%
Huron Perth
7
7.1
4
3.6
+88%
Middlesex-London
12
3.0
13
3.1
+48%
Leeds, Grenville & Lanark
10
5.9
4
2.1
+571%
Ontario total
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