The COVID-19 pandemic

[tomh009]

WEDNESDAY 2021-04-07

Waterloo Region reported 63 new cases for today (15.7% of the active cases) and zero more for yesterday for a total of 77; 402 new cases for the week (+25), averaging 16.3% of active cases. 401 active cases, +96 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Friday.

Only 2,372 doses of vaccine administered, with a seven-day average of 2,708 (and dropping). At this pace, the dose count will reach 70% of the regional population on 2021-08-06 (+7 days).

Ontario reported 3,215 new cases today, with a seven-day average of 2,988 (+126). 2,407 recoveries and 17 deaths translated to an increase of 791 active cases and a new total of 27,359. +7,204 active cases for the week and 109 deaths (16 per day). 49,889 tests for a positivity rate of 6.44%. The positivity rate is averaging 6.19% for the past seven days, compared to 4.73% for the preceding seven.

504 patients in ICU (-6 today, +108 for the week) and 1,397 total hospital beds in use (+286 for the week).

104,382 doses of vaccine administered, with a seven-day average of 76,281. At this pace, the dose count will reach 70% of the provincial population on 2021-07-11 (-3 days). The regional completion date currently lags the provincial one by 26 days.

• 596 cases in Peel: 43.1 per 100K
  
• 1,095 cases in Toronto: 37.4 per 100K
  
• 342 cases in York: 30.8 per 100K
  
• 187 cases in Durham: 29.0 per 100K
  
• 113 cases in Middlesex-London: 27.9 per 100K
  
• 225 cases in Ottawa: 22.6 per 100K
  
• 104 cases in Hamilton: 18.0 per 100K
  
• 32 cases in Eastern Ontario: 15.8 per 100K
  
• 42 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 15.4 per 100K
  
• 75 cases in Halton: 13.7 per 100K
  
• 68 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 12.6 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Brant: 12.5 per 100K
  
• 74 cases in Waterloo: 12.0 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 22 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 10.8 per 100K
  
• 46 cases in Niagara: 10.3 per 100K
  
• 38 cases in Windsor-Essex: 9.8 per 100K
  
• 29 cases in Sudbury: 7.5 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark: 7.1 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Northwestern: 6.8 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Thunder Bay: 6.0 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 4.5 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Lambton: 2.3 per 100K
  

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

[creative]

You need to preregister if you qualify. You then receive a link to book your appointment. Most people that I know have been contacted within one or two days.

[tomh009]

You need to preregister if you qualify. You then receive a link to book your appointment. Most people that I know have been contacted within one or two days.

Yes. I pre-registered on Sunday, got notified on Monday and got vaccinated this afternoon.

[taylortbb]

You need to preregister if you qualify. You then receive a link to book your appointment. Most people that I know have been contacted within one or two days.

Yes, but the website doesn't make that clear. I think people may be seeing "pre-registration" and thinking "I'm not in a rush, I'll wait til they open bookings, no need for a pre-registration list".

[creative]

https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/healt...ation.aspx#

It was pretty clear to me! Including the giant button to click to preregister.

[tomh009]

https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/healt...ation.aspx#

It was pretty clear to me! Including the giant button to click to preregister.

There should also be a giant button here, on the main COVID page:
https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/healt...virus.aspx

And maybe on some other pages, too.

[danbrotherston]

Seems we aren't the only ones who noticed the drop in vaccination rates.

Or..perhaps some of us are in more than one place.

https://www.reddit.com/r/waterloo/commen...e_drop_33/

[taylortbb]

https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/healt...ation.aspx#

It was pretty clear to me! Including the giant button to click to preregister.

It's clear to me too. But this forum, and especially those participating in this thread, are probably more Covid-aware than average, have better English proficiency than average, and are more tech-savvy than average.

Vaccination uptake rates are high in wealthy, educated areas for exactly those reasons, but those areas are also the lowest risk.

Confusion over the meaning of pre-registration wasn't theoretical, there were people on the Kitchener subreddit that were confused. Someone less than fully fluent in English will likely be even more confused than some in an English language form like a local subreddit.

[tomh009]

I actually could not find the 55-65 pre-registration at all on the regional site. Maybe it's there, but it's not easy to find. The provincial site, on the other hand, makes it very easy to find:
https://covid-19.ontario.ca/covid-19-vaccines-ontario

[creative]

Phase 2 groups eligible to pre-register:

Adults 70-79 years of age, born in 1951 or earlier
Adults 60-69 years of age, born in 1961 or earlier
Adults 50+ who live in the following high-priority neighbourhoods in Waterloo Region:
Vanier/Rockway
Country Hills
Alpine/Laurentian
Victoria Hills/Cherry Hill
Shades Mills

[tomh009]

THURSDAY 2021-04-08

Waterloo Region reported 57 new cases for today (13.6% of the active cases) and four more for yesterday for a total of 67; 416 new cases for the week (+14), averaging 16.0% of active cases. 438 active cases, +113 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Friday.

Only 2,420 doses of vaccine administered, with a seven-day average of 2,586 (and dropping), as the province is providing Waterloo Region with a lower per-capita proportion of vaccines. At this pace, the dose count will reach 70% of the regional population on 2021-08-12 (+6 days).

Ontario reported 3,295 new cases today, with a seven-day average of 3,093 (+105). 2,576 recoveries and 19 deaths translated to an increase of 700 active cases and a new total of 28,059. +7,184 active cases for the week and 105 deaths (15 per day). 63,846 tests for a positivity rate of 5.16%. The positivity rate is averaging 6.34% for the past seven days, compared to 4.75% for the preceding seven.

496 patients in ICU (-8 today, +63 for the week) and 1,417 total hospital beds in use (+301 for the week).

108,563 doses of vaccine administered, with a seven-day average of 79,782. At this pace, the dose count will reach 70% of the provincial population on 2021-07-06 (-5 days). The regional completion date currently lags the provincial one by 37 days (+11 today).

• 649 cases in Peel: 47.0 per 100K
  
• 386 cases in York: 34.8 per 100K
  
• 933 cases in Toronto: 31.8 per 100K
  
• 125 cases in Middlesex-London: 30.9 per 100K
  
• 156 cases in Halton: 28.4 per 100K
  
• 165 cases in Durham: 25.5 per 100K
  
• 110 cases in Niagara: 24.6 per 100K
  
• 124 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 23.0 per 100K
  
• 38 cases in Eastern Ontario: 18.7 per 100K
  
• 160 cases in Ottawa: 16.1 per 100K
  
• 43 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 15.8 per 100K
  
• 20 cases in Brant: 14.7 per 100K
  
• 83 cases in Hamilton: 14.3 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Lambton: 13.0 per 100K
  
• 64 cases in Waterloo: 10.4 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 38 cases in Windsor-Essex: 9.8 per 100K
  
• 16 cases in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark: 9.4 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 8.3 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Huron Perth: 8.2 per 100K
  
• 15 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 7.5 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Chatham-Kent: 3.8 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Northwestern: 3.4 per 100K
  
• 13 cases in Sudbury: 3.3 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Thunder Bay: 3.3 per 100K
  

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

[danbrotherston]

THURSDAY 2021-04-08

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Only 2,420 doses of vaccine administered, with a seven-day average of 2,586 (and dropping), as the province is providing Waterloo Region with a lower per-capita proportion of vaccines. At this pace, the dose count will reach 70% of the regional population on 2021-08-12 (+6 days).
...

Do we have an official (or an unofficial but first hand) source on this?

Ultimately, I wish there was better transparency about this kind of thing, I mean, the government likes to claim it's being transparent, but I've seen very little evidence (namely, you know, actual transparency) on the policies being implemented.

[ac3r]

Canada is likely to exceed the U.S. infection rate in the coming days: https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada-like...ming-days/

[danbrotherston]

Canada is likely to exceed the U.S. infection rate in the coming days: https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada-like...ming-days/

Just to clarify, this is the daily rate, not the total infected.

If I read that correctly we are still WAY WAY better in total infections per capita.

[tomh009]

THURSDAY 2021-04-08

...
Only 2,420 doses of vaccine administered, with a seven-day average of 2,586 (and dropping), as the province is providing Waterloo Region with a lower per-capita proportion of vaccines. At this pace, the dose count will reach 70% of the regional population on 2021-08-12 (+6 days).
...

Do we have an official (or an unofficial but first hand) source on this?

Ultimately, I wish there was better transparency about this kind of thing, I mean, the government likes to claim it's being transparent, but I've seen very little evidence (namely, you know, actual transparency) on the policies being implemented.

Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang (chief medical officer) has said the distribution is not equitable. Mind you, I don't have a quote from her from this week.

Unfortunately the region does not publish data on vaccine deliveries (many other items are also not published -- I have resorted to a FOI request but am not sure whether that will actually work in practice).