11-15-2020, 04:25 PM
SUNDAY 2020-11-15
Waterloo Region reported 67 new cases for today (21.1% of the active cases). 349 new cases for the week (+32), averaging 19.6% of active cases. 361 active cases (+164 in the last seven days).
Our overall case load is still lower than the provincial average, but going up much faster than the rest of the province: in the last two weeks, the number of new cases and the number of active cases have both gone up by roughly 50% in Ontario, but both have tripled in Waterloo Region. There is certainly no room to be smug about our performance, a downgrade to red is beckoning soon at this rate.
Next testing report on Tuesday, but the region's dashboard indicates an average positivity of 3.6% for the past week.
Ontario reported 1,288 new cases today (or possibly 1,248, I can't quite be sure given the adjustment they made) with a seven-day average of 1,414 (-5). 1,062 recoveries and 29 deaths translated to an increase of 197 active cases, and a current total of 12,385. +3,280 active cases for the week, and 128 deaths. 42,206 tests resulted in a 3.05% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 3.86% for the past seven days.
Regarding the death rate, at the peak of the first wave, in April, we averaged 30 deaths per day. We have now hit 29, although admittedly that is only for a single day so far. But even though the cases tend to be less severe, there is no doubt that people are dying of COVID-19 again, and in larger numbers.
ICU bed count is up to 118 (+11) but thankfully still at about half the April levels.
GTA has 887 cases, a significant drop, but a single data point doesn't make it a trend yet.
Waterloo Region reported 67 new cases for today (21.1% of the active cases). 349 new cases for the week (+32), averaging 19.6% of active cases. 361 active cases (+164 in the last seven days).
Our overall case load is still lower than the provincial average, but going up much faster than the rest of the province: in the last two weeks, the number of new cases and the number of active cases have both gone up by roughly 50% in Ontario, but both have tripled in Waterloo Region. There is certainly no room to be smug about our performance, a downgrade to red is beckoning soon at this rate.
Next testing report on Tuesday, but the region's dashboard indicates an average positivity of 3.6% for the past week.
Ontario reported 1,288 new cases today (or possibly 1,248, I can't quite be sure given the adjustment they made) with a seven-day average of 1,414 (-5). 1,062 recoveries and 29 deaths translated to an increase of 197 active cases, and a current total of 12,385. +3,280 active cases for the week, and 128 deaths. 42,206 tests resulted in a 3.05% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 3.86% for the past seven days.
Regarding the death rate, at the peak of the first wave, in April, we averaged 30 deaths per day. We have now hit 29, although admittedly that is only for a single day so far. But even though the cases tend to be less severe, there is no doubt that people are dying of COVID-19 again, and in larger numbers.
ICU bed count is up to 118 (+11) but thankfully still at about half the April levels.
- 364 cases in Toronto: 12.6 per 100K population
- 308 cases in Peel: 20.3 per 100K
- 125 cases in York: 11.8 per 100K
- 62 cases in Ottawa: 6.2 per 100K
- 62 cases in Durham: 9.1 per 100K
- 54 cases in Halton: 9.9 per 100K
- 31 cases in Hamilton: 6.41 per 100K
- 29 cases in Middlesex-London
- 26 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka
- 24 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph
- 23 cases in Windsor-Essex
- 23 cases in Niagara: 4.6 per 100K
- 48 cases in Waterloo: 7.5 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)[/color]
GTA has 887 cases, a significant drop, but a single data point doesn't make it a trend yet.