The COVID-19 pandemic

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Waterloo Region reported six new cases over the past three days, or a daily average of 0.1% of the total and 8.5% of the active cases. Active cases have popped back up to 24 from the low of 20.

Testing data is due to be reported tomorrow.

Ontario reported 115 new cases today, back up over 100 for the first time in over a week, with a seven-day average of 89. 102 recoveries and no deaths translated to an increase of 13 cases, but still below 1,000, with a total of 994 active cases. A weekly total change of -280. 22,275 tests for a 0.52% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 0.39% for the past seven days.

The new cases are 0.3% of the total and 11.6% of the number of active cases. New cases averaging 8.2% of actives over the past seven days.

The ICU population is down to 25 (-1).

• 16 cases in Toronto: 0.5 per 100K population
  
• 20 cases in Ottawa: 2.0 per 100K population
  
• 19 cases in Peel: 1.9 per 100K population
  
• 12 cases in Windsor-Essex: 6.7 per 100K population
  
• 2 cases in Waterloo: 0.3 per 100K population
  

The list is back to the recent normal with Toronto, Peel, Ottawa and Windsor still struggling to get the caseload down.

(The Waterloo number is from the regional report rather than the Ontario one.)