The COVID-19 pandemic

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SATURDAY 2020-12-19
Waterloo Region reported 77 new cases for today (14.6% of the active cases). 519 new cases for the week (+25), averaging 15.6% of active cases. 539 active cases and +112 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Tuesday.

Ontario reported 2,357 new cases today, with a seven-day average of 2,159 (+70). 1,865 recoveries and 27 deaths translated to an increase of 465 active cases, and a current total of 18,207. +1,986 active cases for the week and 192 deaths. 67,207 tests resulted in a 3.51% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 3.92% for the past seven days, as compared to 3.53% for the preceding seven.

256 patients in ICU (-5) with a total hospital population of 895 (+40 in the past week).

• 170 cases in Windsor-Essex: 43.7 per 100K
  
• 448 cases in Peel: 32.4 per 100K
  
• 118 cases in Niagara: 26.3 per 100K
  
• 93 cases in Middlesex-London: 23.0 per 100K
  
• 665 cases in Toronto: 22.7 per 100K
  
• 118 cases in Hamilton: 20.4 per 100K
  
• 22 cases in Brant County: 16.2 per 100K
  
• 104 cases in Durham: 16.1 per 100K
  
• 43 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 15.8 per 100K
  
• 174 cases in York: 15.7 per 100K
  
• 28 cases in Southwestern: 14.0 per 100K
  
• 83 cases in Waterloo: 13.4 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 72 cases in Halton: 13.1 per 100K
  
• 67 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 12.4 per 100K
  
• 16 cases in Thunder Bay: 10.7 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Huron Perth: 8.2 per 100K
  
• 13 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 6.4 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark: 4.1 per 100K
  
• 40 cases in Ottawa: 4.0 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Eastern Ontario: 3.0 per 100K