The COVID-19 pandemic

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MONDAY 2020-12-21
Waterloo Region reported 83 new cases for today (14.1% of the active cases).  568 new cases for the week (+23), averaging 15.8% of active cases. 605 active cases, +128 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Tuesday.

Ontario reported 2,123 new cases today, with a seven-day average of 2,276 (+26). 1,654 recoveries and 17 deaths translated to an increase of 452 active cases, and a current total of 19,019. +2,433 active cases for the week and 195 deaths. 54,505 tests resulted in a 3.90% positivity rate. The positivity rate is averaging 4.05% for the past seven days, as compared to 3.35% for the preceding seven.

265 patients in ICU (+4).

• 138 cases in Windsor-Essex: 35.5 per 100K
  
• 480 cases in Peel: 34.7 per 100K
  
• 611 cases in Toronto: 20.9 per 100K
  
• 192 cases in York: 17.3 per 100K
  
• 92 cases in Halton: 16.8 per 100K
  
• 64 cases in Middlesex-London: 15.8 per 100K
  
• 94 cases in Waterloo: 15.2 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 68 cases in Niagara: 15.2 per 100K
  
• 91 cases in Durham: 14.1 per 100K
  
• 33 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 12.1 per 100K
  
• 16 cases in Brant County: 11.8 per 100K
  
• 61 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 11.3 per 100K
  
• 21 cases in Southwestern: 10.5 per 100K
  
• 36 cases in Hamilton: 6.2 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Thunder Bay: 6.0 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Eastern Ontario: 5.4 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Huron Perth: 4.1 per 100K
  
• 32 cases in Ottawa: 3.2 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 2.9 per 100K