The COVID-19 pandemic

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MONDAY 2021-01-18

Waterloo Region reported 84 new cases today (8.5% of the active cases) plus 19 more for yesterday; 885 new cases for the week (-62), averaging 12.0% of active cases -- previous week was 17.7%! 906 active cases, -163 in the last seven days.

Ontario reported 2,578 new cases today with a seven-day average of 3,035 (-108). 2,826 recoveries and 24 deaths translated to a drop of 272 active cases and a new total of 28,621. -2,011 active cases for the week and 421 deaths (60 per day). 40,301 tests for a positivity rate of 6.40%. The positivity rate is averaging 5.30% for the past seven days compared to 6.43% for the preceding seven.

394 patients in ICU (-1).

• 52 cases in Lambton: 39.7 per 100K
  
• 507 cases in Peel: 36.7 per 100K
  
• 151 cases in Niagara: 33.7 per 100K
  
• 815 cases in Toronto: 27.8 per 100K
  
• 28 cases in Chatham-Kent: 26.4 per 100K
  
• 97 cases in Windsor-Essex: 24.9 per 100K
  
• 121 cases in Hamilton: 20.9 per 100K
  
• 51 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 18.8 per 100K
  
• 36 cases in Eastern Ontario: 17.8 per 100K
  
• 67 cases in Middlesex-London: 16.6 per 100K
  
• 31 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 15.5 per 100K
  
• 15 cases in Huron Perth: 15.3 per 100K
  
• 79 cases in Halton: 14.4 per 100K
  
• 85 cases in Waterloo: 13.8 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 151 cases in York: 13.6 per 100K
  
• 65 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 12.0 per 100K
  
• 76 cases in Durham: 11.8 per 100K
  
• 92 cases in Ottawa: 9.2 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Brant: 8.8 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Thunder Bay: 5.3 per 100K