The COVID-19 pandemic

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MONDAY 2021-02-01

Waterloo Region reported 41 new cases today (7.2% of the active cases) and one less for yesterday for a total of 58; 439 new cases for the week (-40), averaging 9.7% of active cases. 534 active cases, -218 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Tuesday.

Ontario reported 1,969 new cases today (NOTE: there are additional catch-up cases for Toronto for both yesterday and today, likely totalking over 500) with a seven-day average of 1,889 (+2). 2,132 recoveries and 36 deaths translated to a drop of 199 active cases and a new total of 19,017. -4,603 active cases for the week and 378 deaths (54 per day). 30,359 tests for a positivity rate of 6.49% (actually somewhat lower due to the Toronto data catch-up being included in the totals). The positivity rate is averaging 4.04% for the past seven days, compared to 4.59% for the preceding seven.

354 patients in ICU (-2 today, -43 for the week).

• 886 cases in Toronto: 30.2 per 100K
  
• 330 cases in Peel: 23.9 per 100K
  
• 72 cases in Windsor-Essex: 18.5 per 100K
  
• 15 cases in Chatham-Kent: 14.2 per 100K
  
• 90 cases in Durham: 13.9 per 100K
  
• 61 cases in Niagara: 13.6 per 100K
  
• 36 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 13.2 per 100K
  
• 47 cases in Middlesex-London: 11.6 per 100K
  
• 128 cases in York: 11.5 per 100K
  
• 55 cases in Halton: 10.0 per 100K
  
• 60 cases in Waterloo: 9.7 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 15 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 7.5 per 100K
  
• 14 cases in Eastern Ontario: 6.9 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Lambton: 6.9 per 100K
  
• 39 cases in Hamilton: 6.7 per 100K
  
• 36 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 6.7 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Huron Perth: 5.1 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Thunder Bay: 4.7 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Brant: 3.7 per 100K