The COVID-19 pandemic

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SATURDAY 2020-10-03

Waterloo Region reported fifteen new cases for today (9.8% of the active cases) -- with four additional cases for yesterday (now nine cases total, 6.0% of actives).  79 new cases for the week (+15), averaging 7.2% of active cases. 153 active cases (+2 in the last seven days).

Next testing report on Friday.

Ontario reported 653 new cases today with a seven-day average of 613, still going up quickly. 435 recoveries and four deaths (plus 37 earlier ones from spring/summer data cleansing) translated to a increase of 214 active cases (net of those 37) and a current total of 5,380. A weekly total change of +1,495 active cases (again, net). 46,254 tests -- a new record -- for a 1.41% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 1.52% for the past seven days.

In spite of the average number of tests having increased by 10% over the prior week, the positivity rate still shot up from 1.13% to 1.41%.

ICU patient count is at 41 (+3).

• 284 cases in Toronto: 8.6 per 100K population
  
• 104 cases in Peel: 10.4 per 100K
  
• 97 cases in Ottawa: 9.7 per 100K
  
• 50 cases in York: 4.5 per 100K
  
• 18 cases in Waterloo: 2.9 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)