The COVID-19 pandemic

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WEDNESDAY 2020-12-30

Waterloo Region reported 113 new cases today (21.6% of the active cases).  537 new cases for the week (+23), averaging 13.0% of active cases. 545 active cases, -73 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Friday (or possibly later).

Ontario reported 2,923 new cases today, a clear new record, with a seven-day average of 2,310 (+74). 2,237 recoveries and 19 deaths translated to an increase of 667 active cases and a current total of 20,558. +1,134 active cases for the week and 245 deaths (35 per day). 39,210 tests for a positivity rate of 7.45% (!). The positivity rate is averaging 5.18% for the past seven days, compared to 3.91% for the preceding seven. Ouch

323 patients in ICU (+19) and a total of 1177 hospital beds (+175 for the week).

• 144 cases in Windsor-Essex: 37.0 per 100K
  
• 408 cases in York: 36.8 per 100K
  
• 998 cases in Toronto: 34.1 per 100K
  
• 441 cases in Peel: 31.9 per 100K
  
• 40 cases in Lambton: 30.5 per 100K
  
• 158 cases in Durham: 24.5 per 100K
  
• 46 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 23.0 per 100K
  
• 114 cases in Halton: 20.8 per 100K
  
• 25 cases in Brant County: 18.4 per 100K
  
• 82 cases in Niagara: 18.3 per 100K
  
• 17 cases in Huron Perth: 17.3 per 100K
  
• 67 cases in Middlesex-London: 16.6 per 100K
  
• 65 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 12.0 per 100K
  
• 69 cases in Hamilton: 11.9 per 100K
  
• 69 cases in Waterloo: 11.2 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 16 cases in Eastern Ontario: 7.9 per 100K
  
• 20 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 7.4 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark: 7.1 per 100K
  
• 68 cases in Ottawa: 6.8 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Thunder Bay: 3.3 per 100K