The COVID-19 pandemic

[tomh009]

Waterloo Region  reported one new case today, after two days of none at all. The new case increase was 0.2% of the total cases to date and 2.6% of the current active caseload. New cases averaging 5.1% of actives over the past seven days. Active cases in the region were down to 39 (-2), and down by 14 in the past seven days.

Next testing report will be on Friday.

Ontario reported 76 new cases today*, a solid new low, with a seven-day average of 126 new cases. 174 recoveries and one death translated to a decrease of 99 active cases, so we're now at 1,476, after a weekly total change of -64. 27,308 tests for a 0.3% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 0.50% for the past seven days.

The new cases are 0.2% of the total and 5.1% of the number of active cases. New cases averaging 8.1% of actives over the past seven days.

Five days of solid decreases after the spike to 150-200 range. Back on track? Let's see how things look after the weekend.

The ICU population is down to 28 (-3). Total hospital population numbers are a bit bouncy but I think we are now solidly into the 90s, a 50% drop this month.

• 22 cases in Windsor-Essex: 12.2 per 100K population
  
• 13 cases in Ottawa: 1.3 per 100K population
  
• 1 cases in Waterloo: 0.2 per 100K population
  

* NB: Toronto reported -13 cases today which appears to be a correction to earlier data, but even discounting that, I expect that the actual new case was likely under 100 today.