The COVID-19 pandemic

[tomh009]

10-day averages for key regions in Ontario, plus the weekly trend as of 2021-04-03 (posting this every two days).

Region	Cases today	per 100K	10-day average	per 100K	Weekly trend
Peel	434	31.4	415	30.0	+33%
Toronto	954	32.6	789	26.9	+25%
York	348	31.4	270	24.3	+18%
Durham	138	21.4	144	22.4	+21%
Lambton	34	26.0	26	19.5	-32%
Hamilton	146	25.2	112	19.3	+17%
Middlesex-London	145	35.8	74	18.2	+131%
Eastern Ontario	44	21.7	31	15.5	-1%
Ottawa	205	20.6	146	14.6	+26%
Thunder Bay	6	4.0	21	14.2	-36%
Niagara	77	17.2	63	14.0	+81%
Halton	91	16.6	68	12.5	+54%
Brant	27	19.9	15	11.1	+58%
Simcoe-Muskoka	72	13.3	55	10.1	+41%
Windsor-Essex	45	11.6	37	9.6	+53%
Chatham-Kent	14	13.2	9	8.7	+25%
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph	31	11.4	23	8.5	+127%
Waterloo	65	10.5	46	7.5	+21%
Southwestern Ontario	16	8.0	14	7.0	+22%
Leeds, Grenville & Lanark	12	7.1	12	6.9	-51%
Northwestern	10	11.4	6	6.3	+1%
Sudbury	25	6.4	23	5.9	-40%
Kingston Frontenac	9	4.4	7	3.6	+7%
Huron Perth	1	1.0	3	3.0	+42%
Ontario total					+23%

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There are not many green spots in the table, and almost none of them in southern Ontario, only Lambton (which is recovering from its total basket-case status). The GTA numbers are going solidly upwards ... is there any hope that this current "shutdown" can actually reverse this trend?

[taylortbb]

I believe the School of Pharmacy is for 70+ (or whatever the current phase) whereas the pharmacies are doing 55-65, so you don't really have a choice between the two.

They're now booking 60+ at the school of pharmacy, so there is a small availability gap for the 55-60 age range. But in a week or two I expect they'll expand eligibility and there won't be any difference. Given that, it seems like broader geographic distribution makes the most sense.

[ac3r]

Local tattoo shop deciding to remain open by appointment only: https://www.reddit.com/r/waterloo/commen...cambridge/

At this point, I can sympathize with them...

[danbrotherston]

Local tattoo shop deciding to remain open by appointment only: https://www.reddit.com/r/waterloo/commen...cambridge/

At this point, I can sympathize with them...

I can sympathize with all small businesses.

But I can't support that kind of action.

Our government has been waffling to say the least, but this is not the right direction.

[tomh009]

Local tattoo shop deciding to remain open by appointment only: https://www.reddit.com/r/waterloo/commen...cambridge/

At this point, I can sympathize with them...

I can sympathize with all small businesses.

But I can't support that kind of action.

Our government has been waffling to say the least, but this is not the right direction.

As someone said on the Reddit, if everyone were to pick and choose which laws they think are worthwhile and ignore all the others, we would live in a total anarchy.

I sympathize with small business, but there is a reason why the government has shut things down -- and it's the law.

[tomh009]

FRIDAY 2021-04-02

Waterloo Region reported 58 new cases for today (18.0% of the active cases) and five more for yesterday for a total of 48; 329 new cases for the week (+36), averaging 15.5% of active cases. 314 active cases, +41 in the last seven days.

An average of 1,236 tests per day for the past week for a positivity rate of 3.80%, up by more than half from last Friday's 2.18%.

Next vaccination report on Monday.

Ontario reported 3,089 new cases today, with a seven-day average of 2,473 (+132). 1,925 recoveries and 23 deaths translated to an increase of 1,141 active cases and a new total of 22,016. +5,453 active cases for the week and 120 deaths (17 per day). 62,333 tests for a positivity rate of 4.96%. The positivity rate is averaging 4.88% for the past seven days, compared to 4.06% for the preceding seven.

435 patients in ICU (+2 today, +76 for the week) and 1,162 total hospital beds in use (+249 for the week).

88,183 doses of vaccine administered, with a seven-day average of 75,129. At this pace, the dose count will reach 70% of the provincial population on 2021-07-12 (-1 day).

• 539 cases in Peel: 39.0 per 100K
  
• 1,052 cases in Toronto: 35.9 per 100K
  
• 210 cases in Durham: 32.5 per 100K
  
• 139 cases in Niagara: 31.0 per 100K
  
• 108 cases in Middlesex-London: 26.7 per 100K
  
• 273 cases in York: 24.6 per 100K
  
• 175 cases in Ottawa: 17.6 per 100K
  
• 46 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 16.9 per 100K
  
• 85 cases in Halton: 15.5 per 100K
  
• 81 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 15.0 per 100K
  
• 21 cases in Thunder Bay: 14.0 per 100K
  
• 81 cases in Hamilton: 14.0 per 100K
  
• 18 cases in Lambton: 13.7 per 100K
  
• 27 cases in Eastern Ontario: 13.3 per 100K
  
• 49 cases in Windsor-Essex: 12.6 per 100K
  
• 52 cases in Waterloo: 8.4 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 8 cases in Huron Perth: 8.2 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 5.5 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 5.4 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark: 5.3 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Chatham-Kent: 4.7 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Northwestern: 4.6 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Brant: 4.4 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Sudbury: 3.1 per 100K
  

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

[tomh009]

SATURDAY 2021-04-03

Waterloo Region reported 56 new cases for today (16.2% of the active cases) and zero more for yesterday for a total of 58; 324 new cases for the week (-5), averaging 14.6% of active cases. 366 active cases, +75 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Tuesday.

Next vaccination report on Monday.

Ontario reported 3,009 new cases today, with a seven-day average of 2,552 (+49). 1,819 recoveries and 16 deaths translated to an increase of 1,174 active cases and a new total of 23,190. +5,671 active cases for the week and 120 deaths (17 per day). 59,117 tests for a positivity rate of 5.09%. The positivity rate is averaging 5.04% for the past seven days, compared to 4.13% for the preceding seven.

451 patients in ICU (+16 today, +86 for the week).

59,567 doses of vaccine administered, with a seven-day average of 72,533. At this pace, the dose count will reach 70% of the provincial population on 2021-07-16 (+4 days).

• 145 cases in Middlesex-London: 35.8 per 100K
  
• 954 cases in Toronto: 32.6 per 100K
  
• 434 cases in Peel: 31.4 per 100K
  
• 348 cases in York: 31.4 per 100K
  
• 34 cases in Lambton: 26.0 per 100K
  
• 146 cases in Hamilton: 25.2 per 100K
  
• 44 cases in Eastern Ontario: 21.7 per 100K
  
• 138 cases in Durham: 21.4 per 100K
  
• 205 cases in Ottawa: 20.6 per 100K
  
• 27 cases in Brant: 19.9 per 100K
  
• 77 cases in Niagara: 17.2 per 100K
  
• 91 cases in Halton: 16.6 per 100K
  
• 72 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 13.3 per 100K
  
• 14 cases in Chatham-Kent: 13.2 per 100K
  
• 45 cases in Windsor-Essex: 11.6 per 100K
  
• 10 cases in Northwestern: 11.4 per 100K
  
• 31 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 11.4 per 100K
  
• 65 cases in Waterloo: 10.5 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 16 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 8.0 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark: 7.1 per 100K
  
• 25 cases in Sudbury: 6.4 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 4.4 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Thunder Bay: 4.0 per 100K
  

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

[danbrotherston]

I can sympathize with all small businesses.

But I can't support that kind of action.

Our government has been waffling to say the least, but this is not the right direction.

As someone said on the Reddit, if everyone were to pick and choose which laws they think are worthwhile and ignore all the others, we would live in a total anarchy.

I sympathize with small business, but there is a reason why the government has shut things down -- and it's the law.

While I agree it is the law, I disagree that they have "shut things down"...they have shut a few things down, but they've left so much open. Honestly, this is the real problem here. Our policies are near pessimal, we don't lock down hard enough or long enough or soon enough, meaning we never stamped the virus out, we are maximizing economic harm while still having a significant public health harm.

If you want me to respect a small business, show me one who advocated faster harder lockdowns. There are actually a few I think. And like I said, it isn't a selfless thing, it's just a smart, forward looking thing.

[tomh009]

SUNDAY 2021-04-04

Waterloo Region reported 30 new cases for today (8.0% of the active cases) and six more for yesterday for a total of 62; 309 new cases for the week (-15), averaging 13.4% of active cases. 354 active cases, +39 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Tuesday.

Next vaccination report on Monday.

Ontario reported 3,041 new cases today, with a seven-day average of 2,637 (+85). 1,899 recoveries and 12 deaths translated to an increase of 1,130 active cases and a new total of 24,320. +5,915 active cases for the week and 113 deaths (16 per day). 46,380 tests for a positivity rate of 6.56%. The positivity rate is averaging 5.28% for the past seven days, compared to 4.31% for the preceding seven.

476 patients in ICU (+25 today, +110 for the week).

69,125 doses of vaccine administered, with a seven-day average of 73,129. At this pace, the dose count will reach 70% of the provincial population on 2021-07-15 (-1 days).

• 644 cases in Peel: 46.6 per 100K
  
• 117 cases in Middlesex-London: 28.9 per 100K
  
• 847 cases in Toronto: 28.9 per 100K
  
• 310 cases in York: 27.9 per 100K
  
• 73 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 26.8 per 100K
  
• 163 cases in Durham: 25.2 per 100K
  
• 214 cases in Ottawa: 21.5 per 100K
  
• 97 cases in Halton: 17.7 per 100K
  
• 96 cases in Hamilton: 16.6 per 100K
  
• 30 cases in Eastern Ontario: 14.8 per 100K
  
• 55 cases in Windsor-Essex: 14.1 per 100K
  
• 76 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 14.1 per 100K
  
• 16 cases in Brant: 11.8 per 100K
  
• 23 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 11.5 per 100K
  
• 50 cases in Niagara: 11.2 per 100K
  
• 14 cases in Lambton: 10.7 per 100K
  
• 13 cases in Thunder Bay: 8.7 per 100K
  
• 32 cases in Sudbury: 8.2 per 100K
  
• 43 cases in Waterloo: 7.0 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 7 cases in Chatham-Kent: 6.6 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Northwestern: 5.7 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark: 4.1 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Huron Perth: 3.1 per 100K
  

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

[danbrotherston]

...

476 patients in ICU (+25 today, +110 for the week).
...

Jesus!

And like, yesterday, there was a fellow on reddit denying that there was even a risk with ICUs going over capacity.

[creative]

My wife and I booked our vaccine appointments yesterday. We registered on Thursday and received our notification to book appointments on Sunday. The registration process is simple and took just a few minutes. The booking site appeared to have been created by a different company. The user experience was cumbersome and I could see how some individuals could easily be confused. You are able to choose your location, date and time. You are presented with a calendar but there is no colour coding indicating available appointments. You have to click on each individual date until you find an available spot. New Vision Family Health on Greenbrook is now a bookable site. You are not able to book a pharmacy appointment through the booking site.

[tomh009]

10-day averages for key regions in Ontario, plus the weekly trend as of 2021-04-05 (posting this every two days).

Region	Cases today	per 100K	10-day average	per 100K	Weekly trend
Peel	533	38.6	444	32.1	+37%
Toronto	906	30.9	804	27.4	+19%
York	391	35.2	283	25.5	+25%
Durham	140	21.7	146	22.5	+14%
Middlesex-London	71	17.5	77	19.0	+70%
Hamilton	84	14.5	108	18.7	-1%
Lambton	8	6.1	23	17.6	-49%
Ottawa	230	23.1	158	15.9	+39%
Eastern Ontario	32	15.8	31	15.5	-1%
Niagara	124	27.7	67	14.9	+62%
Thunder Bay	7	4.7	19	12.9	-49%
Halton	61	11.1	70	12.8	+34%
Brant	28	20.6	16	11.9	+54%
Simcoe-Muskoka	68	12.6	58	10.7	+37%
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph	40	14.7	29	10.6	+119%
Windsor-Essex	42	10.8	39	10.1	+41%
Chatham-Kent	8	7.5	9	8.4	+5%
Waterloo	43	7.0	46	7.4	+8%
Southwestern Ontario	15	7.5	15	7.4	+28%
Leeds, Grenville & Lanark	11	6.5	11	6.7	-44%
Sudbury	28	7.2	24	6.2	-11%
Northwestern	2	2.3	5	5.9	-19%
Kingston Frontenac	10	4.9	7	3.5	-6%
Huron Perth	6	6.1	3	3.2	+51%
Ontario total					+28%

[tomh009]

MONDAY 2021-04-05

Waterloo Region reported 50 new cases for today (14.3% of the active cases) and seven more for yesterday for a total of 37; 320 new cases for the week (+11), averaging 13.6% of active cases. 362 active cases, +45 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Tuesday.

10,828 doses of vaccine administered over the last four days, with a seven-day average of 3,003. At this pace, the dose count will reach 70% of the regional population on 2021-07-25 (+1 day over the last four).

Ontario reported 2,938 new cases today, with a seven-day average of 2,758 (+121). 1,761 recoveries and 10 deaths translated to an increase of 1,167 active cases and a new total of 25,487. +6,522 active cases for the week and 113 deaths (16 per day). 36,563 tests for a positivity rate of 8.04%. The positivity rate is averaging 5.67% for the past seven days, compared to 4.28% for the preceding seven.

494 patients in ICU (+18 today, +112 for the week).

52,452 doses of vaccine administered, with a seven-day average of 73,415. At this pace, the dose count will reach 70% of the provincial population on 2021-07-15 (-0 days). The regional completion date currently lags the provincial one by 10 days.

• 533 cases in Peel: 38.6 per 100K
  
• 391 cases in York: 35.2 per 100K
  
• 906 cases in Toronto: 30.9 per 100K
  
• 124 cases in Niagara: 27.7 per 100K
  
• 230 cases in Ottawa: 23.1 per 100K
  
• 140 cases in Durham: 21.7 per 100K
  
• 28 cases in Brant: 20.6 per 100K
  
• 71 cases in Middlesex-London: 17.5 per 100K
  
• 32 cases in Eastern Ontario: 15.8 per 100K
  
• 40 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 14.7 per 100K
  
• 84 cases in Hamilton: 14.5 per 100K
  
• 68 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 12.6 per 100K
  
• 61 cases in Halton: 11.1 per 100K
  
• 42 cases in Windsor-Essex: 10.8 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Chatham-Kent: 7.5 per 100K
  
• 15 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 7.5 per 100K
  
• 28 cases in Sudbury: 7.2 per 100K
  
• 43 cases in Waterloo: 7.0 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 11 cases in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark: 6.5 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Huron Perth: 6.1 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Lambton: 6.1 per 100K
  
• 10 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 4.9 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Thunder Bay: 4.7 per 100K
  
• 2 cases in Northwestern: 2.3 per 100K
  

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

[tomh009]

...

476 patients in ICU (+25 today, +110 for the week).
...

Jesus!

And like, yesterday, there was a fellow on reddit denying that there was even a risk with ICUs going over capacity.

And 18 more today for a total of 494.

The only positive is that our regional ICUs currently have only six COVID-19 patients, whereas on a per-capita basis the 494 provincial total would translate to about 20.

[Bjays93]

I probably should've mentioned this way earlier on in the pandemic, but I didnt because I didnt want to sound like I was promoting my family business or anything. 

However with the surge in cases and variants I figure I might as well put it out there. 

At the start of the pandemic my brother 15 yr old brother (who passed away in oct) realised that people were going to need masks, and went through the trouble of getting an MDEL and sourcing high quality medical masks for people who need them. This was well before the mask bylaw and just when there was a shortage. (My brother actually ended up on the front page of the record)

Since he passed my family has continued on what he started, and we have a wide assortment of astm level 3 certified masks, and offer free delivery in Waterloo region. We did have a retail store but we closed that during the second lockdown and now are just online. If any of you are interested or looking for good face masks, you can dm me or just check out our website www.maskdepot.ca

Apologies in advance if this breaks any rules but I just thought I'd put it out there if anyone has been struggling to find good quality masks (or even fashionable ones for that matter) and I figured it's on topic for this discussion.