The COVID-19 pandemic

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WEDNESDAY 2021-04-14

Waterloo Region reported another new third-wave high of 111 new cases for today (18.2% of the active cases) and four more for yesterday for a total of 110; 595 new cases for the week (+44), averaging 16.9% of active cases. 655 active cases, +234 in the last seven days.

Next testing report on Friday.

3,277 doses of vaccine administered, with a seven-day average of 3,034. At this pace, the dose count will reach 70% of the total regional population on 2021-07-24 (-5 days).

Ontario reported 4,156 new cases today with a seven-day average of 4,003 (+135). 3,160 recoveries and 28 deaths translated to an increase of 968 active cases and a new total of 36,808. +9,449 active cases for the week and 135 deaths (19 per day). 54,211 tests for a positivity rate of 7.67%. The positivity rate is averaging 7.39% for the past seven days, compared to 6.19% for the preceding seven.

642 patients in ICU (+16 today, +138 for the week) and a total of 1,877 patients hospitalized (+480 for the week).

112,817 doses of vaccine administered, with a seven-day average of 99,536. At this pace, the dose count will reach 70% of the provincial population on 2021-06-18 (-1 day). The regional completion date currently lags the provincial one by 36 days (-3 today).

• 66 cases in Brant: 48.5 per 100K
  
• 593 cases in Peel: 42.9 per 100K
  
• 476 cases in York: 42.9 per 100K
  
• 1,254 cases in Toronto: 42.8 per 100K
  
• 248 cases in Durham: 38.4 per 100K
  
• 192 cases in Halton: 35.0 per 100K
  
• 340 cases in Ottawa: 34.2 per 100K
  
• 149 cases in Niagara: 33.3 per 100K
  
• 189 cases in Hamilton: 32.6 per 100K
  
• 121 cases in Middlesex-London: 29.9 per 100K
  
• 37 cases in Eastern Ontario: 18.2 per 100K
  
• 106 cases in Waterloo: 17.2 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 40 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 14.7 per 100K
  
• 70 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 13.0 per 100K
  
• 18 cases in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark: 10.6 per 100K
  
• 40 cases in Windsor-Essex: 10.3 per 100K
  
• 20 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 10.0 per 100K
  
• 15 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 7.3 per 100K
  
• 6 cases in Northwestern: 6.8 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Lambton: 6.1 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Huron Perth: 5.1 per 100K
  
• 14 cases in Sudbury: 3.6 per 100K
  

Only regions with at least two cases per 100,000 population