The COVID-19 pandemic

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SATURDAY 2021-10-30

Waterloo Region does not report on weekends.

Ontario reported 356 new cases today with a seven-day average of 353 (-2), compared to 389 a week ago. -319 active cases and 22 deaths for the week. 26,767 tests with a positivity rate of 1.33%. The positivity rate is averaging 1.37% for the past seven days, compared to 1.48% for the preceding seven.

85 people in the ICU (excluding Saskatchewan patients), -22 over the past week.

Seven-day vaccination average is at 19,010 doses/day (previous week was 22,529). 78.07% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.30% from 7 days ago), 74.78% fully vaccinated (+0.60% from 7 days ago).

Cases/100K by regional health unit:

• 34 cases in Sudbury: 8.7 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Chatham-Kent: 8.5 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Huron Perth: 8.2 per 100K
  
• 15 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 7.5 per 100K
  
• 28 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 5.2 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Brant: 4.4 per 100K
  
• 16 cases in Middlesex-London: 4.0 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Lambton: 3.8 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Niagara: 3.8 per 100K
  
• 19 cases in Waterloo: 3.1 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 6 cases in Eastern Ontario: 3.0 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Windsor-Essex: 2.8 per 100K
  
• 14 cases in Halton: 2.6 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Grey Bruce: 2.5 per 100K
  
• 32 cases in Peel: 2.3 per 100K
  
• 24 cases in York: 2.2 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Thunder Bay: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 18 cases in Ottawa: 1.8 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Hamilton: 1.6 per 100K
  
• 45 cases in Toronto: 1.5 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Durham: 1.1 per 100K