The COVID-19 pandemic

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SUNDAY 2021-01-31

Waterloo Region reported 59 new cases again today (9.9% of the active cases) and two more for yesterday for a total of 61; 479 new cases for the week (+23), averaging 10.1% of active cases. 571 active cases, -218 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Tuesday.

Ontario reported 1,848 new cases today with a seven-day average of 1,887 (-81). 2,313 recoveries and 43 deaths translated to a drop of 508 active cases and a new total of 19,216. -4,937 active cases for the week and 385 deaths (55 per day). 49,352 tests for a positivity rate of 3.74%. The positivity rate is averaging 3.90% for the past seven days, compared to 4.73% for the preceding seven.

356 patients in ICU (+3 today, -36 for the week).

• 34 cases in Chatham-Kent: 32.1 per 100K
  
• 726 cases in Toronto: 24.8 per 100K
  
• 306 cases in Peel: 22.1 per 100K
  
• 87 cases in Niagara: 19.4 per 100K
  
• 15 cases in Huron Perth: 15.3 per 100K
  
• 168 cases in York: 15.1 per 100K
  
• 53 cases in Windsor-Essex: 13.6 per 100K
  
• 30 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 11.0 per 100K
  
• 52 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 9.6 per 100K
  
• 19 cases in Eastern Ontario: 9.4 per 100K
  
• 13 cases in Thunder Bay: 8.7 per 100K
  
• 47 cases in Halton: 8.6 per 100K
  
• 55 cases in Durham: 8.5 per 100K
  
• 49 cases in Hamilton: 8.5 per 100K
  
• 48 cases in Waterloo: 7.8 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 9 cases in Lambton: 6.9 per 100K
  
• 55 cases in Ottawa: 5.5 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 4.0 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Brant: 3.7 per 100K