The COVID-19 pandemic

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SATURDAY 2021-02-06

Waterloo Region reported 76 new cases today (16.5% of the active cases) and four fewer for yesterday for a total of 47; 351 new cases for the week (+9), averaging 10.0% of active cases. 484 active cases, -118 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Tuesday.

Ontario reported 1,388 new cases today with a seven-day average of 1,479 (-64). 1,826 recoveries and 45 deaths translated to a drop of 483 active cases and a new total of 15,239. -4,485 active cases for the week and 338 deaths (48 per day). 62,341 tests for a positivity rate of 2.23%. The positivity rate is averaging 3.26% for the past seven days, compared to 4.07% for the preceding seven.

325 patients in ICU (+0 today, -28 for the week). 1,021 total hospital beds in use, -252 for the week.

• 667 cases in Toronto: 22.8 per 100K
  
• 288 cases in Peel: 20.8 per 100K
  
• 56 cases in Niagara: 12.5 per 100K
  
• 131 cases in York: 11.8 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Chatham-Kent: 10.4 per 100K
  
• 10 cases in Huron Perth: 10.2 per 100K
  
• 15 cases in Thunder Bay: 10.0 per 100K
  
• 57 cases in Hamilton: 9.8 per 100K
  
• 36 cases in Windsor-Essex: 9.3 per 100K
  
• 54 cases in Waterloo: 8.7 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 42 cases in Halton: 7.7 per 100K
  
• 46 cases in Durham: 7.1 per 100K
  
• 35 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 6.5 per 100K
  
• 26 cases in Middlesex-London: 6.4 per 100K
  
• 60 cases in Ottawa: 6.0 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 6.0 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Eastern Ontario: 5.9 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 4.0 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Lambton: 3.8 per 100K