The COVID-19 pandemic

[tomh009]

SATURDAY 2021-10-16

No regional reports on the weekends now.

Ontario reported 486 new cases today with a seven-day average of 441 (-24), compared to 544 a week ago. -654 active cases and 26 deaths for the week. 32,626 tests with a positivity rate of 1.49%. The positivity rate is averaging 1.64% for the past seven days, compared to 1.73% for the preceding seven.

135 people in the ICU, +1 from yesterday and +8 over the past week.

Seven-day vaccination average is at 23,674 doses/day (previous week was 27,920). 77.40% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.40% from 7 days ago), 73.47% fully vaccinated (+0.70% from 7 days ago).

Cases/100K by regional health unit:

• 40 cases in Windsor-Essex: 10.3 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Lambton: 9.2 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Chatham-Kent: 8.5 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Huron Perth: 8.2 per 100K
  
• 16 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 8.0 per 100K
  
• 14 cases in Eastern Ontario: 6.9 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Brant: 6.6 per 100K
  
• 28 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 5.2 per 100K
  
• 14 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 5.1 per 100K
  
• 60 cases in Peel: 4.3 per 100K
  
• 24 cases in Hamilton: 4.1 per 100K
  
• 16 cases in Middlesex-London: 4.0 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Niagara: 3.8 per 100K
  
• 35 cases in York: 3.2 per 100K
  
• 88 cases in Toronto: 3.0 per 100K
  
• 10 cases in Sudbury: 2.6 per 100K
  
• 25 cases in Ottawa: 2.5 per 100K
  
• 13 cases in Halton: 2.4 per 100K
  
• 14 cases in Waterloo: 2.3 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 4 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark: 1.8 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Durham: 1.2 per 100K
  
• 2 cases in Grey Bruce: 1.2 per 100K
  
• 1 cases in Northwestern: 1.1 per 100K
  

[tomh009]

SUNDAY 2021-10-17

No regional reports on the weekends now.

Ontario reported 443 new cases today with a seven-day average of 428 (-13), compared to 538 a week ago. -688 active cases and 24 deaths for the week. 27,395 tests with a positivity rate of 1.62%. The positivity rate is averaging 1.62% for the past seven days, compared to 1.73% for the preceding seven.

135 people in the ICU, +0 from yesterday and +8 over the past week.

Seven-day vaccination average is at 22,783 doses/day (previous week was 28,686). 77.45% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.38% from 7 days ago), 73.58% fully vaccinated (+0.70% from 7 days ago).

Cases/100K by regional health unit:

• 22 cases in Eastern Ontario: 10.9 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Chatham-Kent: 10.4 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Lambton: 9.2 per 100K
  
• 80 cases in Peel: 5.8 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Huron Perth: 5.1 per 100K
  
• 19 cases in Windsor-Essex: 4.9 per 100K
  
• 26 cases in Hamilton: 4.5 per 100K
  
• 16 cases in Sudbury: 4.1 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Brant: 3.7 per 100K
  
• 31 cases in Ottawa: 3.1 per 100K
  
• 19 cases in Waterloo: 3.1 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 6 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 3.0 per 100K
  
• 32 cases in York: 2.9 per 100K
  
• 18 cases in Durham: 2.8 per 100K
  
• 14 cases in Halton: 2.6 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Grey Bruce: 2.5 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Niagara: 2.5 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 2.4 per 100K
  
• 2 cases in Northwestern: 2.3 per 100K
  
• 58 cases in Toronto: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Middlesex-London: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 1.7 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 1.5 per 100K
  

[jeffster]

Current 7-day Covid-19 cases per 100k

• Eastern Ontario Health Unit 60.4
• Chatham-Kent Public Health 60.2
• Lambton Public Health 56.5
• Windsor-Essex County Health Unit 45.4
• Southwestern Public Health 42.1
• City of Hamilton Public Health Services 27.5
• Brant County Health Unit 25.8
• Peel Public Health 24.5
• Public Health Sudbury & Districts 23.6
• Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health 23.1

• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 15.4

• Durham Region Health Department 11.5
• Grey Bruce Health Unit 10.0
• Timiskaming Health Unit 6.1
• Porcupine Health Unit 6.0
• Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit 5.8
• Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit 5.2
• Northwestern Health Unit 4.6
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit 4.6
• Algoma Public Health 4.4
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit 1.3

• TOTAL ONTARIO 19.6

Ontario is back to under 20.

[tomh009]

• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 15.4

• TOTAL ONTARIO 19.6

Ontario is back to under 20.

And our region seems to be doing a competent job these days, too, consistently staying below the provincial average.

[tomh009]

MONDAY 2021-10-18

Waterloo Region reported 12 new cases for today (10.3% of the active cases) and none fewer for yesterday for 14; 89 new cases for the week (+7 from Friday and -28 from last week), averaging 10.9% of active cases. 119 active cases, -10 in the last seven days.

78.76% of total regional population vaccinated (+0.47% from 7 days ago), 74.30% fully vaccinated (+0.76% from 7 days ago).

Ontario reported 373 new cases today with a seven-day average of 416 (-12), compared to 530 a week ago. -645 active cases and 25 deaths for the week. 20,432 tests with a positivity rate of 1.83%. The positivity rate is averaging 1.56% for the past seven days, compared to 1.73% for the preceding seven.

138 people in the ICU, +3 from yesterday and +13 over the past week.

Seven-day vaccination average is at 24,325 doses/day (previous week was 27,680). 77.61% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.50% from 7 days ago), 73.58% fully vaccinated (+0.65% from 7 days ago).

Cases/100K by regional health unit:

• 14 cases in Brant: 10.3 per 100K
  
• 10 cases in Chatham-Kent: 9.4 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Lambton: 6.1 per 100K
  
• 71 cases in Peel: 5.1 per 100K
  
• 18 cases in Windsor-Essex: 4.6 per 100K
  
• 26 cases in Hamilton: 4.5 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Huron Perth: 4.1 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 4.0 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 4.0 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Eastern Ontario: 3.9 per 100K
  
• 36 cases in Ottawa: 3.6 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Grey Bruce: 2.5 per 100K
  
• 13 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 2.4 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Halton: 2.2 per 100K
  
• 62 cases in Toronto: 2.1 per 100K
  
• 13 cases in Waterloo: 2.1 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 12 cases in Durham: 1.9 per 100K
  
• 18 cases in York: 1.6 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Sudbury: 1.5 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Middlesex-London: 1.5 per 100K
  

[jeffster]

Current 7-day Covid-19 cases per 100k

• Lambton Public Health 63.4
• Eastern Ontario Health Unit 58.5
• Chatham-Kent Public Health 56.4
• Windsor-Essex County Health Unit 45.0
• Southwestern Public Health 39.7
• Brant County Health Unit 27.7
• City of Hamilton Public Health Services 26.9
• Public Health Sudbury & Districts 26.1
• Peel Public Health 24.4
• Huron Perth Public Health 23.6

• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 14.9

• Renfrew County and District Health Unit 11.0
• Durham Region Health Department 10.8
• Timiskaming Health Unit 9.2
• Grey Bruce Health Unit 8.8
• Porcupine Health Unit 6.0
• Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit 5.8
• Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit 5.8
• Northwestern Health Unit 5.7
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit 5.4
• Algoma Public Health 4.4
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit 2.7

• TOTAL ONTARIO 19.2

[tomh009]

TUESDAY 2021-10-19

Waterloo Region reported eight new cases for today (6.7% of the active cases) and none fewer for yesterday for 12; 88 new cases for the week (-1 from Friday and -25 from last week), averaging 10.8% of active cases. 109 active cases, -12 in the last seven days.

78.84% of total regional population vaccinated (+0.48% from 7 days ago), 74.40% fully vaccinated (+0.77% from 7 days ago).

Ontario reported 328 new cases today with a seven-day average of 407 (-9), compared to 525 a week ago. -697 active cases and 28 deaths for the week. 20,792 tests with a positivity rate of 1.58%. The positivity rate is averaging 1.48% for the past seven days, compared to 1.80% for the preceding seven.

130 people in the ICU, -8 from yesterday and +5 over the past week.

Seven-day vaccination average is at 26,582 doses/day (previous week was 24,685). 77.60% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.49% from 7 days ago), 73.73% fully vaccinated (+0.78% from 7 days ago).

Cases/100K by regional health unit:

• 16 cases in Lambton: 12.2 per 100K
  
• 19 cases in Windsor-Essex: 4.9 per 100K
  
• 18 cases in Middlesex-London: 4.4 per 100K
  
• 60 cases in Peel: 4.3 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 4.0 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Chatham-Kent: 3.8 per 100K
  
• 10 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 3.7 per 100K
  
• 14 cases in Niagara: 3.1 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Sudbury: 3.1 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Brant: 2.9 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Hamilton: 2.9 per 100K
  
• 13 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 2.4 per 100K
  
• 20 cases in Ottawa: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 10 cases in Halton: 1.8 per 100K
  
• 20 cases in York: 1.8 per 100K
  
• 52 cases in Toronto: 1.8 per 100K
  
• 2 cases in Thunder Bay: 1.3 per 100K
  
• 1 cases in Northwestern: 1.1 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Waterloo: 1.1 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 1 cases in Huron Perth: 1.0 per 100K
  
• 2 cases in Eastern Ontario: 1.0 per 100K
  
• 2 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 1.0 per 100K
  

[jeffster]

• Lambton Public Health 68.0
• Chatham-Kent Public Health 57.4
• Eastern Ontario Health Unit 57.0
• Windsor-Essex County Health Unit 42.4
• Southwestern Public Health 40.7
• Public Health Sudbury & Districts 36.7
• City of Hamilton Public Health Services 28.2
• Peel Public Health 24.1
• Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit 23.7
• Brant County Health Unit 23.2

• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 15.9

• Hastings Prince Edward Public Health 11.9
• Porcupine Health Unit 10.8
• Renfrew County and District Health Unit 10.1
• Grey Bruce Health Unit 8.8
• Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit 7.5
• Northwestern Health Unit 6.8
• Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit 6.4
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit 6.2
• Algoma Public Health 6.1
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit 2.0

• TOTAL ONTARIO 19.2

[jeffster]

Current 7-day Covid-19 cases per 100k

• Lambton Public Health 77.1
• Chatham-Kent Public Health 47.0
• Southwestern Public Health 44.4
• Windsor-Essex County Health Unit 41.9
• Public Health Sudbury & Districts 40.2
• Eastern Ontario Health Unit 35.0
• Brant County Health Unit 28.3
• City of Hamilton Public Health Services 25.2
• Peel Public Health 24.8
• Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit 24.5

• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 16.3

• Porcupine Health Unit 9.6
• Hastings Prince Edward Public Health 9.5
• Renfrew County and District Health Unit 9.2
• Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit 9.0
• Grey Bruce Health Unit 8.8
• Northwestern Health Unit 6.8
• Algoma Public Health 6.1
• Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit 5.8
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit 5.4
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit 1.3

• TOTAL ONTARIO 19.1

[tomh009]

WEDNESDAY 2021-10-20 (delayed)

Waterloo Region reported 14 new cases for today (13.0% of the active cases) and none fewer for yesterday for eight; 92 new cases for the week (+4 from yesterday and -5 from last week), averaging 11.6% of active cases. 106 active cases, -13 in the last seven days.

78.92% of total regional population vaccinated (+0.50% from 7 days ago), 74.51% fully vaccinated (+0.78% from 7 days ago).

Ontario reported 304 new cases today with a seven-day average of 407 (+0), compared to 500 a week ago. -701 active cases and 20 deaths for the week. 31,569 tests with a positivity rate of 0.96% -- below 1% for the first time since August. The positivity rate is averaging 1.43% for the past seven days, compared to 1.81% for the preceding seven.

132 people in the ICU, +2 from yesterday and +8 over the past week.

Seven-day vaccination average is at 25,929 doses/day (previous week was 24,337). 77.66% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.47% from 7 days ago), 73.84% fully vaccinated (+0.77% from 7 days ago).

Cases/100K by regional health unit:

• 13 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 6.5 per 100K
  
• 24 cases in Sudbury: 6.2 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Chatham-Kent: 5.7 per 100K
  
• 21 cases in Windsor-Essex: 5.4 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Lambton: 4.6 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Huron Perth: 4.1 per 100K
  
• 20 cases in Hamilton: 3.5 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 3.3 per 100K
  
• 16 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 3.0 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Eastern Ontario: 3.0 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark: 2.9 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Middlesex-London: 2.7 per 100K
  
• 15 cases in Durham: 2.3 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Niagara: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 22 cases in York: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 19 cases in Ottawa: 1.9 per 100K
  
• 46 cases in Toronto: 1.6 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 1.5 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Halton: 1.5 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Waterloo: 1.5 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  

[taylortbb]

132 people in the ICU, +2 from yesterday and +8 over the past week.

Cases are down, test positivity rate is down, but ICU is up. I wonder if the numbers are counting the ICU transfers from Saskatchewan.

[jeffster]

Current 7-day Covid-19 cases per 100k

• Lambton Public Health 67.2
• Public Health Sudbury & Districts 58.8
• Chatham-Kent Public Health 51.7
• Southwestern Public Health 40.2
• Windsor-Essex County Health Unit 37.9
• Eastern Ontario Health Unit 32.6
• Brant County Health Unit 30.3
• City of Hamilton Public Health Services 25.0
• Peel Public Health 24.7
• Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit 21.9

• Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services 14.4

• Hastings Prince Edward Public Health 11.3
• Renfrew County and District Health Unit 9.2
• Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit 8.5
• Grey Bruce Health Unit 8.2
• North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit 7.7
• Porcupine Health Unit 7.2
• Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit 6.4
• Northwestern Health Unit 5.7
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit 4.7
• Algoma Public Health 4.4

• TOTAL ONTARIO 19.1

[tomh009]

132 people in the ICU, +2 from yesterday and +8 over the past week.

Cases are down, test positivity rate is down, but ICU is up. I wonder if the numbers are counting the ICU transfers from Saskatchewan.

I've wondered this, too. Before they would report how many transfers there were from Manitoba, but nothing being reported now.

[tomh009]

THURSDAY 2021-10-21 (delayed)

Waterloo Region reported nine new cases for today (8.5% of the active cases) and none fewer for yesterday for eight; 85 new cases for the week (-7 from yesterday and -7 from last week), averaging 10.9% of active cases. 99 active cases -- below 100 for the first time since just before Hallowe'en 2020! -- and -16 in the last seven days.

79.00% of total regional population vaccinated (+0.54% from 7 days ago), 74.63% fully vaccinated (+0.71% from 7 days ago).

Ontario reported 413 new cases today with a seven-day average of 406 (-1), compared to 476 a week ago. -666 active cases and 21 deaths for the week. 31,889 tests with a positivity rate of 1.30%. The positivity rate is averaging 1.45% for the past seven days, compared to 1.75% for the preceding seven.

135 people in the ICU, +3 from yesterday and +6 over the past week.

Seven-day vaccination average is at 23,546 doses/day (previous week was 24,839). 77.65% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.39% from 7 days ago), 73.93% fully vaccinated (+0.73% from 7 days ago).

Cases/100K by regional health unit:

• 18 cases in Lambton: 13.7 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 8.5 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Brant: 6.6 per 100K
  
• 21 cases in Windsor-Essex: 5.4 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Eastern Ontario: 4.4 per 100K
  
• 54 cases in Peel: 3.9 per 100K
  
• 20 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 3.7 per 100K
  
• 36 cases in Ottawa: 3.6 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 3.4 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 3.3 per 100K
  
• 18 cases in Halton: 3.3 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Middlesex-London: 3.0 per 100K
  
• 13 cases in Niagara: 2.9 per 100K
  
• 29 cases in York: 2.6 per 100K
  
• 16 cases in Waterloo: 2.6 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 10 cases in Sudbury: 2.6 per 100K
  
• 16 cases in Durham: 2.5 per 100K
  
• 66 cases in Toronto: 2.3 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Hamilton: 2.1 per 100K
  
• 2 cases in Grey Bruce: 1.2 per 100K
  
• 1 cases in Northwestern: 1.1 per 100K
  
• 1 cases in Huron Perth: 1.0 per 100K
  

[tomh009]

FRIDAY 2021-10-22

Waterloo Region reported nine new cases for today (9.1% of the active cases) and none fewer for yesterday for nine; 80 new cases for the week (-5 from yesterday and -2 from last week), averaging 10.4% of active cases. 95 active cases and -14 in the last seven days.

79.06% of total regional population vaccinated (+0.48% from 7 days ago), 74.72% fully vaccinated (+0.73% from 7 days ago).

Ontario reported 492 new cases today with a seven-day average of 406 (+0), compared to 465 a week ago. -541 active cases and 19 deaths for the week. 28,906 tests with a positivity rate of 1.70%. The positivity rate is averaging 1.50% for the past seven days, compared to 1.73% for the preceding seven.

121 people in the ICU, +141 from yesterday and -13 over the past week.

Seven-day vaccination average is at 22,976 doses/day (previous week was 24,723). 77.71% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.38% from 7 days ago), 74.05% fully vaccinated (+0.72% from 7 days ago).

Cases/100K by regional health unit:

• 15 cases in Chatham-Kent: 14.2 per 100K
  
• 16 cases in Lambton: 12.2 per 100K
  
• 39 cases in Sudbury: 10.0 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 8.5 per 100K
  
• 32 cases in Middlesex-London: 7.9 per 100K
  
• 29 cases in Niagara: 6.5 per 100K
  
• 23 cases in Windsor-Essex: 5.9 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Brant: 4.4 per 100K
  
• 59 cases in Peel: 4.3 per 100K
  
• 23 cases in Hamilton: 4.0 per 100K
  
• 38 cases in Ottawa: 3.8 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Eastern Ontario: 3.5 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Thunder Bay: 3.3 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 3.3 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 3.1 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Huron Perth: 3.1 per 100K
  
• 33 cases in York: 3.0 per 100K
  
• 19 cases in Durham: 2.9 per 100K
  
• 13 cases in Halton: 2.4 per 100K
  
• 64 cases in Toronto: 2.2 per 100K
  
• 2 cases in Grey Bruce: 1.2 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Waterloo: 1.0 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)