07-16-2021, 02:18 PM
FRIDAY 2021-07-16
Waterloo Region reported 19 new cases for today (7.6% of the active cases) and zero more for yesterday for 24; 173 new cases for the week (-23 from yesterday and -111 from last week), averaging 8.5% of active cases. 224 active cases, -92 in the last seven days.
An average of 1,160 tests/day for the past week, with a 2.13% positivity rate, down from 6.37% the previous week.
7,243 doses of vaccine administered, with a seven-day average at 8,595 (previous week was 8,790). 65.77% of total regional population vaccinated (+0.13% from yesterday, +1.08% from 7 days ago), 46.02% fully vaccinated (+1.07% from yesterday, +8.68% from 7 days ago).
Ontario reported 159 new cases today with a seven-day average of 151 (-4). 189 recoveries and 10 deaths translated to a decrease of 40 active cases and a new total of 1,403. -354 active cases for the week and 48 deaths (seven per day). 28,126 tests with a positivity rate of 0.57%. The positivity rate is averaging 0.67% for the past seven days, compared to 0.99% for the preceding seven. 119 patients in ICU (-11 today, -32 for the week) with COVID-19.
New case variants reported today (these are substantially delayed so they do not match the new case numbers):
Waterloo Region reported 19 new cases for today (7.6% of the active cases) and zero more for yesterday for 24; 173 new cases for the week (-23 from yesterday and -111 from last week), averaging 8.5% of active cases. 224 active cases, -92 in the last seven days.
An average of 1,160 tests/day for the past week, with a 2.13% positivity rate, down from 6.37% the previous week.
7,243 doses of vaccine administered, with a seven-day average at 8,595 (previous week was 8,790). 65.77% of total regional population vaccinated (+0.13% from yesterday, +1.08% from 7 days ago), 46.02% fully vaccinated (+1.07% from yesterday, +8.68% from 7 days ago).
Ontario reported 159 new cases today with a seven-day average of 151 (-4). 189 recoveries and 10 deaths translated to a decrease of 40 active cases and a new total of 1,403. -354 active cases for the week and 48 deaths (seven per day). 28,126 tests with a positivity rate of 0.57%. The positivity rate is averaging 0.67% for the past seven days, compared to 0.99% for the preceding seven. 119 patients in ICU (-11 today, -32 for the week) with COVID-19.
New case variants reported today (these are substantially delayed so they do not match the new case numbers):
- Alpha (B.1.1.7): 19
- Beta (B.1.351): 0
- Delta (B.1.617): 14 (47% of variants over the past 10 days)
- Gamma (P.1): 1
- 25 cases in Waterloo: 4.0 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
- 3 cases in Huron Perth: 3.1 per 100K
- 7 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 2.6 per 100K
- 9 cases in Middlesex-London: 2.2 per 100K
- 9 cases in Hamilton: 1.6 per 100K
- 6 cases in Niagara: 1.3 per 100K
- 7 cases in Halton: 1.3 per 100K
- 8 cases in Durham: 1.2 per 100K
- 2 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 1.0 per 100K