08-13-2021, 10:10 AM
THURSDAY 2021-08-12
Waterloo Region reported 16 new cases for today (10.7% of the active cases) and zero fewer for yesterday for 10; 127 new cases for the week (-4 from yesterday and +2 from last week), averaging 11.6% of active cases. 147 active cases, -16 in the last seven days.
Next testing report on Friday.
(Vaccination data to follow.)
Ontario reported 513 new cases today -- first time over 500 since June -- with a seven-day average of 375 (+43), compared to 198 a week ago. 256 recoveries and zero deaths translated to an increase of 257 active cases and a new total of 2,868. +1,162 active cases for the week and 22 deaths (three per day). 22,896 tests with a positivity rate of 2.24%. The positivity rate is averaging 1.95% for the past seven days, compared to 1.22% for the preceding seven. 83 patients in ICU (+4 today, +5 for the week) with COVID-19.
New case variants reported today (these are substantially delayed so they do not match the new case numbers):
Cases/100K by region:
Waterloo Region reported 16 new cases for today (10.7% of the active cases) and zero fewer for yesterday for 10; 127 new cases for the week (-4 from yesterday and +2 from last week), averaging 11.6% of active cases. 147 active cases, -16 in the last seven days.
Next testing report on Friday.
(Vaccination data to follow.)
Ontario reported 513 new cases today -- first time over 500 since June -- with a seven-day average of 375 (+43), compared to 198 a week ago. 256 recoveries and zero deaths translated to an increase of 257 active cases and a new total of 2,868. +1,162 active cases for the week and 22 deaths (three per day). 22,896 tests with a positivity rate of 2.24%. The positivity rate is averaging 1.95% for the past seven days, compared to 1.22% for the preceding seven. 83 patients in ICU (+4 today, +5 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): 9
- Beta (B.1.351): 0
- Delta (B.1.617): 148 (88% of variants over the past 10 days)
- Gamma (P.1): 0
Cases/100K by region:
- 27 cases in Windsor-Essex: 6.9 per 100K
- 14 cases in Eastern Ontario: 6.9 per 100K
- 44 cases in Durham: 6.8 per 100K
- 70 cases in York: 6.3 per 100K
- 64 cases in Peel: 4.6 per 100K
- 25 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 4.6 per 100K
- 4 cases in Northwestern: 4.6 per 100K
- 6 cases in Brant: 4.4 per 100K
- 15 cases in Middlesex-London: 3.7 per 100K
- 6 cases in Grey Bruce: 3.7 per 100K
- 20 cases in Halton: 3.6 per 100K
- 105 cases in Toronto: 3.6 per 100K
- 3 cases in Huron Perth: 3.1 per 100K
- 3 cases in Chatham-Kent: 2.8 per 100K
- 17 cases in Waterloo: 2.8 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
- 7 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 2.6 per 100K
- 5 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 2.5 per 100K
- 20 cases in Ottawa: 2.0 per 100K
- 3 cases in Thunder Bay: 2.0 per 100K
- 8 cases in Niagara: 1.8 per 100K
- 6 cases in Sudbury: 1.5 per 100K
- 2 cases in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark: 1.2 per 100K