The COVID-19 pandemic

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THURSDAY 2020-11-27

Waterloo Region reported 65 new cases for today (15.9% of the active cases).  411 new cases for the week (+40), averaging 16.1% of active cases. 435 active cases (+82 in the last seven days).

Next testing report on Friday.

Ontario reported 1,478 new cases today with a seven-day average of 1,427 (+38). 1,365 recoveries and 21 deaths translated to an increase of 92 active cases, and a current total of 12,871. +243 active cases for the week and 132 deaths. 47,576 tests resulted in a 3.11% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 3.51% for the past seven days, as compared to 3.74% for the preceding seven.

ICU bed count dropped to 151 (-8) but the overall hospital population is up to 556 (+30 in the past week).

• 572 cases in Peel: 38.1 per 100K population
  
• 356 cases in Toronto: 12.3 per 100K
  
• 111 cases in York: 10.1 per 100K
  
• 59 cases in Hamilton: 10.0 per 100K
  
• 47 cases in Durham: 7.2 per 100K
  
• 42 cases in Windsor-Essex: 10.8 per 100K
  
• 36 cases in Halton: 8.1 per 100K
  
• 29 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 10.6 per 100K
  
• 24 cases in Ottawa: 2.4 per 100K
  
• 23 cases in Niagara: 5.0 per 100K
  
• 18 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 3.2 per 100K
  
• 14 cases in Middlesex-London: 3.1 per 100K
  
• 64 cases in Waterloo: 9.8 per 100K (based on provincial reporting, one day behind the region)[/color]