The COVID-19 pandemic

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THURSDAY 2020-09-24

Waterloo Region reported 14 new cases for today (9.0% of the active cases) -- plus four more for yesterday, bringing yesterday's total also to 20 (13.0% of actives).  119 new cases for the week (+2), averaging 13.3% of active cases. 155 active cases (+67 in the last seven days).

Next testing data will be reported on Friday.

Ontario reported 409 new cases today with a seven-day average of 403, still going up. 286 recoveries and one death translated to an increase of 122 active cases and a current total of 3,774. A weekly total change of +1,347 active cases. 30,634 tests for a 1.34% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 1.16% for the past seven days.

The new cases are 10.8% of the number of active cases, averaging 12.5% over the past seven days.

ICU patient count is at 27 (+3), double what it was two weeks ago.

• 151 cases in Toronto: 4.5 per 100K population
  
• 82 cases in Ottawa: 8.2 per 100K
  
• 46 cases in Peel: 4.6 per 100K
  
• 34 cases in York: 3.0 per 100K
  
• 26 cases in Waterloo: 4.0 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 12 cases in London-Middlesex: 3.0 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Durham: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Halton: 1.8 per 100K
  

Waterloo Region looks rather bad on the provincial reporting, thanks in part to the timing of the reports.