The COVID-19 pandemic

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THURSDAY 2021-01-28

Waterloo Region reported 50 new cases today (7.6% of the active cases) and one more for yesterday for a total of 73; 523 new cases for the week (-67), averaging 9.5% of active cases -- back below 10%! 626 active cases, -232 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Friday.

Ontario reported 2,093 new cases today with a seven-day average of 2,129 (-62). 2,491 recoveries and 56 deaths translated to a drop of 454 active cases and a new total of 21,478. -4,583 active cases for the week and 400 deaths (57 per day). 64,664 tests for a positivity rate of 3.24%, the fourth time below 4% this week (and the weekends are always higher). The positivity rate is averaging 4.25% for the past seven days, compared to 4.92% for the preceding seven.

358 patients in ICU (-17 today, -30 for the week), and 1,338 total hospital beds in use (-195 for the week).

• 123 cases in Niagara: 27.5 per 100K
  
• 331 cases in Peel: 24.0 per 100K
  
• 700 cases in Toronto: 23.9 per 100K
  
• 25 cases in Chatham-Kent: 23.6 per 100K
  
• 228 cases in York: 20.5 per 100K
  
• 18 cases in Huron Perth: 18.4 per 100K
  
• 67 cases in Windsor-Essex: 17.2 per 100K
  
• 94 cases in Hamilton: 16.2 per 100K
  
• 43 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 15.8 per 100K
  
• 30 cases in Eastern Ontario: 14.8 per 100K
  
• 85 cases in Durham: 13.2 per 100K
  
• 64 cases in Halton: 11.7 per 100K
  
• 15 cases in Lambton: 11.5 per 100K
  
• 53 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 9.8 per 100K
  
• 14 cases in Thunder Bay: 9.3 per 100K
  
• 37 cases in Middlesex-London: 9.1 per 100K
  
• 56 cases in Waterloo: 9.1 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 16 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 8.0 per 100K
  
• 45 cases in Ottawa: 4.5 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Brant: 4.4 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark: 4.1 per 100K