The COVID-19 pandemic

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SATURDAY 2020-11-21

Waterloo Region reported 47 new cases for today (14.1% of the active cases).  320 new cases for the week (-8), averaging 13.3% of active cases. 336 active cases (+19 in the last seven days).

Next testing report on Tuesday.

Ontario reported 1,588 new cases today -- a new high, but only seven cases more than one week ago -- with a seven-day average of 1,374 (+1). 1,363 recoveries and 21 deaths translated to an increase of 204 active cases, and a current total of 12,827. +639 active cases for the week, and 140 deaths. 46,671 tests resulted in a 3.40% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 3.65% for the past seven days.

ICU bed count is back up to 146 (+4) but the total hospital bed occupancy dropped to 513 (+34 for the week).

• 522 cases in Peel: 34.8 per 100K population
  
• 450 cases in Toronto: 15.5 per 100K
  
• 153 cases in York: 13.8 per 100K
  
• 56 cases in Durham: 7.9 per 100K
  
• 53 cases in Halton: 10.5 per 100K
  
• 47 cases in Windsor-Essex: 11.8 per 100K
  
• 47 cases in Hamilton: 8.0 per 100K
  
• 36 cases in Ottawa: 3.6 per 100K
  
• 34 cases in Niagara: 7.1 per 100K
  
• 26 cases in Middlesex-London
  
• 26 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 4.6 per 100K
  
• 42 cases in Waterloo: 6.5 per 100K (based on provincial reporting, one day behind the region)[/color]
  

Ottawa back into the 30s; the GTA is at 1,215 cases, with probably a third of those in Brampton.