The COVID-19 pandemic

[tomh009]

Waterloo Region  reported six new cases today, the highest this month; the new case increase was 0.4% of the total cases to date and 11.3% of the current active caseload. New cases averaging 5.8% of actives over the past seven days. Active cases in the region were up by four to 53, and also up four in the past seven days.

2,105 tests over the last four days for a 0.7% positivity rate and 0.5% over the past seven days.

Ontario reported 203 new cases today, the highest this month, with a seven-day average of 142 new cases. 92 recoveries and one death translated to a increase of 110 active cases, so up to 1,584, after a weekly total change of +142. 22,974 tests for a 0.9% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 0.56% for the past seven days.

The new cases are 0.5% of the total and 12.8% of the number of active cases. New cases averaging 9.8% of actives over the past seven days.

• 57 cases in Peel: 4.5 per 100K population
  
• 43 cases in Ottawa: 4.3 per 100K population
  
• 30 cases in Toronto: 1.0 per 100K population
  
• 24 cases in Windsor-Essex: 13.3 per 100K population
  
• 6 cases in Waterloo: 1.0 per 100K population
  

The ship is clearly sailing in the wrong direction. Toronto, Peel and Windsor have not opened up yet, but are struggling to get the numbers down. And now it looks like Ottawa is turning into another hotspot. @Panamaniac, any insight into what's happening there?

The ICU population is at 36 (-1) now.