The COVID-19 pandemic

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THURSDAY 2021-02-18

Waterloo Region reported 38 new cases today (11.8% of the active cases) and none more for yesterday for a total of 35; 267 new cases for the week (-29), averaging 10.1% of active cases. 339 active cases, -63 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Friday.

Ontario reported 1,038 new cases today with a seven-day average of 1,016 (+12). 1,277 recoveries and 44 deaths translated to a drop of 283 active cases and a new total of 10,702. -2,151 active cases for the week and 159 deaths (23 per day). 56,165 tests for a positivity rate of 1.85%. The positivity rate is averaging 2.40% for the past seven days, compared to 2.68% for the preceding seven.

In the past week: 12 cases of B.1.1.7 (UK), seven cases of B.1.351 (SA) and one case of P.1 (BR) variant.

277 patients in ICU (-21 today, -22 for the week). Total hospital population of 758 (-125 for the week).

• 25 cases in Northwestern: 28.5 per 100K
  
• 21 cases in Thunder Bay: 14.0 per 100K
  
• 376 cases in Toronto: 12.8 per 100K
  
• 15 cases in Lambton: 11.5 per 100K
  
• 122 cases in York: 11.0 per 100K
  
• 41 cases in Windsor-Essex: 10.5 per 100K
  
• 142 cases in Peel: 10.3 per 100K
  
• 49 cases in Hamilton: 8.5 per 100K
  
• 45 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 8.3 per 100K
  
• 43 cases in Waterloo: 7.0 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 20 cases in Middlesex-London: 4.9 per 100K
  
• 27 cases in Halton: 4.9 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Eastern Ontario: 3.9 per 100K
  
• 37 cases in Ottawa: 3.7 per 100K
  
• 10 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 3.7 per 100K
  
• 19 cases in Durham: 2.9 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Brant: 2.9 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 2.0 per 100K
  

Only regions with at least two cases per 100,000 population