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The COVID-19 pandemic
(07-13-2020, 06:16 PM)tomh009 Wrote: A consistent 95% would be a very good outcome.

Can I assume that all the staff were wearing masks?

All the staff I saw were wearing masks.
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Excellent!
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(07-13-2020, 04:49 PM)bgb_ca Wrote: Saw this shared on FB today.

https://www.facebook.com/derick.lehmann/...1330560384

The fact there is a Hugs Over Masks logo on the back should be enough to tell anyone this is BS.
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(07-14-2020, 05:56 AM)ac3r Wrote:
(07-13-2020, 04:49 PM)bgb_ca Wrote: Saw this shared on FB today.

https://www.facebook.com/derick.lehmann/...1330560384

The fact there is a Hugs Over Masks logo on the back should be enough to tell anyone this is BS.

Wow.

Anybody using such a card should be prosecuted for uttering a forged document. The credential situation in our society is complicated enough without people creating fraudulent documents. Same comment applies for fake service animal credentials.

Great hashtag!
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Waterloo Region  reported only two new cases; the new case increase was 0.1% of the total cases to date and 4.4% of the current active caseload. New cases averaging 5.5% of actives over the past seven days. Active cases in the region were up by one to 49, and down 19 in the past seven days, from 68 to 49.

An average of 409 tests/day over the past four days. The 7-day positivity rate is 0.6%.

Ontario reported 111 new cases today, for a seven-day average of 127 new cases. 122 recoveries and only one death translated to a decrease of 12 active cases, for another new low of 1,442, after a weekly total change of -324. 16,744 tests for a 0.7% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 0.55% for the past seven days.

The new cases are 0.3% of the total and 7.7% of the number of active cases. New cases averaging 8.3% of actives over the past seven days.

Hospital population up to 137 (+7, based on yesterday's corrected number of 130) and the ICU population to 30 (+2).
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Test numbers and cases may "spike" again in the coming days, as many long term homes are undergoing another round of surveillance testing this week. I doubt there will be a major jump in cases, as community transmission is really low now, but there will probably be a sizable jump in testing numbers (assuming these even get tallied in the daily test numbers) and certainly likely we'll see a couple new cases.

It'll be interesting to see what happens within the next 3-4 weeks now that Phase 3 has started in most of the province. Community transmission isn't all that high here, and now that we're wearing masks in public places/transit, the risk is even lower. The main thing will be people going to parties, eating indoors, going to the gym etc. I guess we can all be thankful that we've taken this seriously in Canada and are not at the epicentre of a pandemic, like our neighbours to the south. Unfortunately, I think it was bound to happen to them. Americans just think differently than the rest of the developed world. On that note, we've also decided to keep the border closed until the end of August. I can't see it opening up for even highly modified travel for at least 6 months, yet once winter comes, the probability of transmission will grow again as people spend more time indoors. The last thing I want is for all our hard work to fall apart due to either our own complacency or because we decided to reopen the border.
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(07-11-2020, 08:03 PM)ijmorlan Wrote:
(07-11-2020, 07:40 PM)Coke6pk Wrote: I remember when the Oil Sands were big, they had to get foreign workers at the fast food restaurants in Fort McMurray as there were no Canadians willing to relocate there for minimum wage.

Based only on your description, it sounds like they didn’t try very hard. Specifically, to operate in the market by raising their wages. Just because people won’t do the work at the employer’s usual or target wage doesn’t mean there is a labour shortage.

And if the higher wages make the restaurants uneconomical, then they need to charge more at those restaurants.

And if that means they don’t get enough customers and can’t run the restaurants, then that means the customers don’t value the food enough for it to make sense to run them.

There is absolutely no justification for the idea that goods and services should all be the same price everywhere in the country.

I likely shouldn't of used the term "minimum wage"... that's on me.  They were paid higher than the provincial minimum, but less that the large sums everyone else in Ft Mac was making.  

I don't work for HRSDC (Human Resources Skills Development Canada) the agency responsible for issuing the required authorization, but I would assume suitable salary for the position is part of the process.

Coke
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Waterloo Region  reported only one new case today; the new case increase was 0.1% of the total cases to date and 2.0% of the current active caseload. New cases averaging 5.0% of actives over the past seven days. Active cases in the region were up by one to 50 (no cases were resolved today), and down 17 in the past seven days, from 67 to 50.

Next testing report on Friday.

Ontario reported 102 new cases today -- another new low -- for a seven-day average of 125 new cases. 135 recoveries and only one death translated to a decrease of 42 active cases, for another new low of 1,400 active cases, after a weekly total change of -273. 23,769 tests for a 0.4% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 0.5% for the past seven days.

The new cases are 0.3% of the total and 7.3% of the number of active cases. New cases averaging 8.3% of actives over the past seven days.

Overall hospital population reports are now very inconsistent so will drop those from the daily reports. The ICU population was up to 31 (+1).
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GRH Freeport Site is adding some more beds in anticipation of the Phase 3 part of the opening this Friday. They are all non-ICU beds, naturally, but they are still getting ready for any potential increase in hospitalizations in the region.
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Waterloo Region  reported two new casesb today; the new case increase was 0.2% of the total cases to date and 4.2% of the current active caseload. New cases averaging 5.1% of actives over the past seven days. Active cases in the region were down by two to 48, and down 11 in the past seven days, from 59 to 48.

Next testing report on Friday.

Ontario reported 111 new cases today for a seven-day average of 116 new cases. 141 recoveries and five deaths translated to a decrease of 35 active cases, for another new low of 1,365 active cases, after a weekly total change of -303. 26,492 tests for a 0.4% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 0.5% for the past seven days.

The new cases are 0.3% of the total and 8.1% of the number of active cases. New cases averaging 8.0% of actives over the past seven days.

The ICU population was down to 26 (-5).
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Waterloo Region  reported only two new cases again; the new case increase was 0.1% of the total cases to date and 4.3% of the current active caseload. New cases averaging 4.9% of actives over the past seven days. Active cases in the region were flat at 47, and down 7 in the past seven days.

An average of 792 tests/day (a big improvement) over the past three days. The 7-day positivity rate is 0.5%.

Ontario reported 111 new cases again today (third time in four days!), for a seven-day average of 116 new cases. 101 recoveries and nine deaths translated to a increase of one active case, so up to 1,366, after a weekly total change of -233. 31,163 tests for a 0.4% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 0.5% for the past seven days.

The new cases are 0.3% of the total and 8.1% of the number of active cases. New cases averaging 8.1% of actives over the past seven days.

The ICU population is back up to 30 (+4) but still quite low.
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No weekend reporting from the Waterloo Region.

Ontario reported 166 new cases again today -- almost 50 in each of Toronto and Windsor. A seven-day average of 121 new cases. 132 recoveries and two deaths translated to a increase of 32 active cases, so up to 1,398, after a weekly total change of -58. 28,849 tests for a 0.6% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 0.5% for the past seven days.

The new cases are 0.4% of the total and 11.9% of the number of active cases. New cases averaging 8.6% of actives over the past seven days.

The ICU population is back up to 33 (+3) but still quite low.
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No weekend reporting from the Waterloo Region.

Ontario reported 164 new cases today, with a seven-day average of 121 new cases. 113 recoveries and three deaths translated to a increase of 48 active cases, so up to 1,446, after a weekly total change of just -24. 26,890 tests for a 0.6% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 0.5% for the past seven days.

The new cases are 0.4% of the total and 11.3% of the number of active cases. New cases averaging 8.9% of actives over the past seven days.
  • 48 cases in Peel: 3.5 per 100K population
  • 37 cases in Windsor-Essex: 20.5 per 100K population
  • 25 cases in Toronto: 0.8 per 100K population
  • 16 cases in Ottawa: 1.6 per 100K population
  • 1 case in Waterloo: 0.1 per 100K population

The ICU population is creeping up, at 34 (+1) now.
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Waterloo Region  reported three new cases today, and the same for Saturday and Sunday; the new case increase was 0.2% of the total cases to date and 6.1% of the current active caseload. New cases averaging 5.0% of actives over the past seven days. Active cases in the region were up by two to 49 over the weekend, and up two in the past seven days, from 47 to 49. No indication yet that the mask bylaw is helping the numbers, but it has been only a week.

Next testing report on Tuesday.

Ontario reported 135 new cases today, with a seven-day average of 129 new cases. 106 recoveries and one death translated to a increase of 28 active cases, so up to 1,474, after a weekly total change of +20: the trend is back to the wrong direction, albeit gently so. 20,913 tests for a 0.6% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 0.52% for the past seven days.

The new cases are 0.4% of the total and 9.2% of the number of active cases. New cases averaging 9.1% of actives over the past seven days.
  • 35 cases in Peel: 2.8 per 100K population
  • 26 cases in Toronto: 0.8 per 100K population
  • 21 cases in Windsor-Essex: 11.6 per 100K population
  • 20 cases in Ottawa: 2.0 per 100K population
  • 3 cases in Waterloo: 0.5 per 100K population

The ICU population keeps creeping up, at 37 (+3) now. We're nowhere near hitting capacity yet, but the fact that we have gone from 28 beds a week ago to 37 is not really comforting.
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Waterloo Region  reported six new cases today, the highest this month; the new case increase was 0.4% of the total cases to date and 11.3% of the current active caseload. New cases averaging 5.8% of actives over the past seven days. Active cases in the region were up by four to 53, and also up four in the past seven days.

2,105 tests over the last four days for a 0.7% positivity rate and 0.5% over the past seven days.

Ontario reported 203 new cases today, the highest this month, with a seven-day average of 142 new cases. 92 recoveries and one death translated to a increase of 110 active cases, so up to 1,584, after a weekly total change of +142. 22,974 tests for a 0.9% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 0.56% for the past seven days.

The new cases are 0.5% of the total and 12.8% of the number of active cases. New cases averaging 9.8% of actives over the past seven days.
  • 57 cases in Peel: 4.5 per 100K population
  • 43 cases in Ottawa: 4.3 per 100K population
  • 30 cases in Toronto: 1.0 per 100K population
  • 24 cases in Windsor-Essex: 13.3 per 100K population
  • 6 cases in Waterloo: 1.0 per 100K population

The ship is clearly sailing in the wrong direction. Toronto, Peel and Windsor have not opened up yet, but are struggling to get the numbers down. And now it looks like Ottawa is turning into another hotspot. @Panamaniac, any insight into what's happening there?

The ICU population is at 36 (-1) now.
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