The COVID-19 pandemic

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SATURDAY 2021-06-12

Waterloo Region reported 65 new cases for today (15.7% of the active cases) and none more for yesterday for 67; 363 new cases for the week (+19 from yesterday, +80 from last week), averaging 14.0% of active cases. 435 active cases, +82 in the last seven days.

Next vaccination report on Monday.

Ontario reported 502 new cases today with a seven-day average of 533 (-55). 830 recoveries and 15 deaths translated to a decrease of 343 active cases and a new total of 5,841. -3,096 active cases for the week and 105 deaths (15 per day). 24,099 tests with a positivity rate of 2.08%. The positivity rate is averaging 2.34% for the past seven days, compared to 3.25% for the preceding seven.

New case variants reported today (these are substantially delayed so they do not match the new case numbers):

• Alpha (B.1.1.7): 1,390
  
• Beta (B.1.351): 6
  
• Gamma (P.1): 25
  

422 patients in ICU (-18 today, -94 for the week) and 447 total hospital patients (-178 for the week).

195,032 doses of vaccine administered, with a seven-day average at 169,753 (previous week was 142,105). 63.55% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.41% from yesterday, +3.29% from 7 days ago), 11.33% fully vaccinated (+0.91% from yesterday, +4.79% from 7 days ago).

• 14 cases in Brant: 10.3 per 100K
  
• 51 cases in Waterloo: 8.3 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 7 cases in Huron Perth: 7.1 per 100K
  
• 28 cases in Niagara: 6.3 per 100K
  
• 30 cases in Hamilton: 5.2 per 100K
  
• 71 cases in Peel: 5.1 per 100K
  
• 31 cases in Durham: 4.8 per 100K
  
• 25 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 4.6 per 100K
  
• 37 cases in York: 3.3 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Windsor-Essex: 3.1 per 100K
  
• 89 cases in Toronto: 3.0 per 100K
  
• 14 cases in Halton: 2.6 per 100K
  
• 3 cases in Lambton: 2.3 per 100K