The COVID-19 pandemic

[ac3r]

please don't threaten the people administering the tests

Bad idea to threaten the ones doing the tests, they can make it very painful when it comes time to get swabbed.

[jeffster]

In "Don't be a dick" news, please don't threaten the people administering the tests..

https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/verbal-abus...-1.5116915

Hey, you’re the guy from dslreports.com!!!

[bgb_ca]

In "Don't be a dick" news, please don't threaten the people administering the tests..

https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/verbal-abus...-1.5116915

Hey, you’re the guy from dslreports.com!!!

Yes, I hang out there as well.

[danbrotherston]

please don't threaten the people administering the tests

Bad idea to threaten the ones doing the tests, they can make it very painful when it comes time to get swabbed.

Pretty sad CTV thread twitter thread on this one.

I mean, it's a frustrating situation, and I can understand people's anger, but too many seem to see little problem directing that anger on healthcare workers.  Others are explicitly calling healthcare workers liars and saying it never happened.

What is wrong with our society.

[tomh009]

THURSDAY 2020-09-24

Waterloo Region reported 14 new cases for today (9.0% of the active cases) -- plus four more for yesterday, bringing yesterday's total also to 20 (13.0% of actives).  119 new cases for the week (+2), averaging 13.3% of active cases. 155 active cases (+67 in the last seven days).

Next testing data will be reported on Friday.

Ontario reported 409 new cases today with a seven-day average of 403, still going up. 286 recoveries and one death translated to an increase of 122 active cases and a current total of 3,774. A weekly total change of +1,347 active cases. 30,634 tests for a 1.34% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 1.16% for the past seven days.

The new cases are 10.8% of the number of active cases, averaging 12.5% over the past seven days.

ICU patient count is at 27 (+3), double what it was two weeks ago.

• 151 cases in Toronto: 4.5 per 100K population
  
• 82 cases in Ottawa: 8.2 per 100K
  
• 46 cases in Peel: 4.6 per 100K
  
• 34 cases in York: 3.0 per 100K
  
• 26 cases in Waterloo: 4.0 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 12 cases in London-Middlesex: 3.0 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Durham: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Halton: 1.8 per 100K
  

Waterloo Region looks rather bad on the provincial reporting, thanks in part to the timing of the reports.

[tomh009]

FRIDAY 2020-09-25

Waterloo Region reported five new cases for today (3.4% of the active cases) -- with no additions for yesterday.  112 new cases for the week (-7), averaging 11.9% of active cases. 149 active cases (+57 in the last seven days).

An average of 844 tests per day for the past seven days, for an average positivity of 1.88%.

Ontario again reported 409 new cases today with a seven-day average of 404, still going up, although only slightly. 283 recoveries and one death translated to an increase of 125 active cases and a current total of 3,774. A weekly total change of +1,247 active cases. 41,685 tests for a 1.34% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 1.14% for the past seven days.

The new cases are 10.5% of the number of active cases, averaging 11.8% over the past seven days.

ICU patient count is at 25 (-2).

• 204 cases in Toronto: 6.0 per 100K population
  
• 66 cases in Peel: 6.6 per 100K
  
• 40 cases in Ottawa: 4.0 per 100K
  
• 33 cases in York: 3.0 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Durham: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Halton: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Waterloo: 1.0 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  

327 of 409 new cases in the GTA; some work is needed there, to be sure.

The Waterloo Region numbers look better after eight straight days of double digits, but it's just one day. At the Ontario level, I am somewhat comforted that the new case counts seem to have stabilized around 400 rather than continuing to grow exponentially. If that continues, it provides a base for us to try to then start to get the new infection numbers down. Still, we're at almost 4,000 active cases, four times where we were in early August.

[jgsz]

Thanks for compiling these numbers on a regular basis.  Much appreciated.

[bgb_ca]

Some tightening of restrictions at bars and restaurants.

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-slaps...-1.5120243

[tomh009]

Some tightening of restrictions at bars and restaurants.

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-slaps...-1.5120243

More than anything, I hope this sends a message to people that we are not out of the woods yet, and they need to behave themselves.

[tomh009]

SATURDAY 2020-09-26

Waterloo Region reported three new cases for today (2.1% of the active cases) -- with two more cases for yesterday (now 7 new cases, 4.7% of actives).  106 new cases for the week (-6), averaging 10.8% of active cases. 144 active cases (+47 in the last seven days).

Next testing report on Tuesday.

Ontario reported 435 new cases today with a seven-day average of 408, still going up, although only slightly. 338 recoveries and no deaths translated to an increase of 97 active cases and a current total of 3,996. A weekly total change of +1,115 active cases. 43,238 tests -- a new daily record -- for a 1.01% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 1.13% for the past seven days.

The new cases are 10.9% of the number of active cases, averaging 11.4% over the past seven days.

ICU patient count is at 28 (+3) and total hospital population is up to 100 for the first time since July.

• 131 cases in Toronto: 4.1 per 100K population
  
• 110 cases in Peel: 11.0 per 100K
  
• 45 cases in Ottawa: 4.5 per 100K
  
• 43 cases in York: 3.9 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Halton: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Waterloo: 1.3 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  

296 of 435 new cases in the GTA.

[ac3r]

Karen Redman was caught Tweeting photos of herself at Oktoberfest, giving no fucks about Covid-19: https://twitter.com/Redman4Region/status...7295612929

[danbrotherston]

Karen Redman was caught Tweeting photos of herself at Oktoberfest, giving no fucks about Covid-19: https://twitter.com/Redman4Region/status...7295612929

Indeed. I have always thought of her as a milquetoast centrist politician, but this gave me a strong negative impression of her, she's not a leader. 

In other news, while Octoberfesters are welcome to come into our city and to shotskiis till they're stumbling, students are again told to stay home for any student event.

[tomh009]

SUNDAY 2020-09-27

Waterloo Region reported eight new cases for today (5.2% of the active cases) -- with four more cases for yesterday (now 7 new cases, 4.7% of actives).  93 new cases for the week (-13), averaging 9.0% of active cases. 153 active cases (+33 in the last seven days).

Next testing report on Tuesday.

Ontario reported 491 new cases today with a seven-day average of 426, still going up. 289 recoveries and two deaths translated to an increase of 200 active cases and a current total of 4,196. A weekly total change of +1,141 active cases. 42,509 tests for a 1.16% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 1.16% for the past seven days.

The new cases are 11.7% of the number of active cases, averaging 11.3% over the past seven days.

ICU patient count is at 28 (+0).

• 137 cases in Toronto: 4.2 per 100K population
  
• 131 cases in Peel: 13.1 per 100K
  
• 58 cases in Ottawa: 5.8 per 100K
  
• 58 cases in York: 5.3 per 100K
  
• 20 cases in Niagara: 4.4 per 100K
  
• 19 cases in Durham: 3.0 per 100K
  
• 13 cases in London-Middlesex: 2.9 per 100K
  
• 10 cases in Halton: 1.5 per 100K
  
• 10 cases in Waterloo: 1.5 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  

Not only GTA and Ottawa now, but the situation in Peel is getting worse: that's over 25% of the total new cases in Ontario.

[ijmorlan]

At this rate we’re only a couple of weeks away from having the most cases ever.

[danbrotherston]

At this rate we’re only a couple of weeks away from having the most cases ever.

Hard to say what effects the previous changes have, but unless they have a major effect, we're pretty close to guaranteed achieving records, it will take at minimum 2-3 weeks for new policies to start affecting case counts.

This is why we shut down so quickly in March, it's sad to see we've forgotten those lessons.