The COVID-19 pandemic

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WEDNESDAY 2021-01-06

Waterloo Region reported 132 new cases today (17.1% of the active cases); 829 new cases for the week (+63), averaging 18.5% of active cases. 811 active cases, +254 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Friday.

Ontario reported 3,266 new cases today with a seven-day average of 3,114 (+49). 3,005 recoveries and 37 deaths translated to an increase of 224 active cases and a new total of 26,064. +5,506 active cases for the week and 293 deaths (42 per day). 51,045 tests for a positivity rate of 6.40%. The positivity rate is averaging 6.26% for the past seven days, compared to 5.18% for the preceding seven.

361 patients in ICU (+9), and a total of 1463 hospital beds in use (+286 for the week).

• 208 cases in Windsor-Essex: 53.5 per 100K
  
• 192 cases in Niagara: 42.9 per 100K
  
• 523 cases in Peel: 37.8 per 100K
  
• 206 cases in Waterloo: 33.3 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 349 cases in York: 31.4 per 100K
  
• 127 cases in Middlesex-London: 31.4 per 100K
  
• 805 cases in Toronto: 27.5 per 100K
  
• 153 cases in Hamilton: 26.4 per 100K
  
• 64 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 23.5 per 100K
  
• 47 cases in Eastern Ontario: 23.2 per 100K
  
• 45 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 22.5 per 100K
  
• 145 cases in Durham: 22.5 per 100K
  
• 24 cases in Lambton: 18.3 per 100K
  
• 100 cases in Halton: 18.2 per 100K
  
• 14 cases in Chatham-Kent: 13.2 per 100K
  
• 57 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 10.6 per 100K
  
• 94 cases in Ottawa: 9.4 per 100K
  
• 14 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 6.9 per 100K
  
• 10 cases in Thunder Bay: 6.7 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Huron Perth: 6.1 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Brant: 5.9 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark: 4.1 per 100K
  

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