The COVID-19 pandemic

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THURSDAY 2021-02-04

Waterloo Region reported 70 new cases today (15.8% of the active cases) and none added for yesterday for a total of 32; 380 new cases for the week (+20), averaging 9.8% of active cases. 470 active cases, -159 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Friday.

Ontario reported 1,563 new cases today with a seven-day average of 1,567 (-75). 1,956 recoveries and 88 deaths translated to a drop of 481 active cases and a new total of 16,330. -5,378 active cases for the week and 379 deaths (54 per day). 64,467 tests for a positivity rate of 2.42%. The positivity rate is averaging 3.37% for the past seven days, compared to 4.31% for the preceding seven.

323 patients in ICU (-13 today, -35 for the week). 1,101 total hospital beds in use, -237 for the week.

• 24 cases in Chatham-Kent: 22.6 per 100K
  
• 584 cases in Toronto: 19.9 per 100K
  
• 265 cases in Peel: 19.2 per 100K
  
• 78 cases in Hamilton: 13.5 per 100K
  
• 58 cases in Niagara: 12.9 per 100K
  
• 132 cases in York: 11.9 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Huron Perth: 11.2 per 100K
  
• 58 cases in Halton: 10.6 per 100K
  
• 55 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 10.2 per 100K
  
• 20 cases in Eastern Ontario: 9.9 per 100K
  
• 51 cases in Waterloo: 8.3 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 16 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 8.0 per 100K
  
• 10 cases in Lambton: 7.6 per 100K
  
• 10 cases in Thunder Bay: 6.7 per 100K
  
• 24 cases in Windsor-Essex: 6.2 per 100K
  
• 34 cases in Durham: 5.3 per 100K
  
• 21 cases in Middlesex-London: 5.2 per 100K
  
• 7 cases in Brant: 5.1 per 100K
  
• 46 cases in Ottawa: 4.6 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 4.4 per 100K