08-24-2021, 03:08 PM
TUESDAY 2021-08-24
Waterloo Region reported 13 new cases for today (9.2% of the active cases) and zero additional for yesterday for 11; 123 new cases for the week (+4 from yesterday and +2 from last week), averaging 12.2% of active cases. 143 active cases, +1 in the last seven days.
An average of 854 tests/day for the past seven days, for a positivity rate of 2.06%, up from last week's 1.69%, but on 15% lower testing volume.
1,528 doses of vaccine administered yesterday, with a seven-day average at 1,561 (previous week was 1,906). The region has changed its data source to the provincial COVAXON database, so the data is not comparable to yesterday. Using the revised regional population of 588,878 (which accounts for the reduced student population) 73.24% of the total regional population has been vaccinated and 66.83% fully vaccinated.
Ontario reported 639 new cases today with a seven-day average of 600 (+19), compared to 473 a week ago. 541 recoveries and two deaths translated to a decrease of 73 active cases and a new total of 5,053. +1,123 active cases for the week and 12 deaths (two per day). 17,369 tests with a positivity rate of 2.80%. The positivity rate is averaging 2.56% for the past seven days, compared to 2.31% for the preceding seven.
125 people in the ICU, +4 from yesterday and +27 over the last week. Total hospital population is 295, +121 over the past seven days.
36,655 doses of vaccine administered yesterday, with a seven-day average at 38,817 (previous week was 43,438). 72.91% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.09% from yesterday, +0.59% from 7 days ago), 66.53% fully vaccinated (+0.16% from yesterday, +1.23% from 7 days ago).
Cases/100K by region:
Waterloo Region reported 13 new cases for today (9.2% of the active cases) and zero additional for yesterday for 11; 123 new cases for the week (+4 from yesterday and +2 from last week), averaging 12.2% of active cases. 143 active cases, +1 in the last seven days.
An average of 854 tests/day for the past seven days, for a positivity rate of 2.06%, up from last week's 1.69%, but on 15% lower testing volume.
1,528 doses of vaccine administered yesterday, with a seven-day average at 1,561 (previous week was 1,906). The region has changed its data source to the provincial COVAXON database, so the data is not comparable to yesterday. Using the revised regional population of 588,878 (which accounts for the reduced student population) 73.24% of the total regional population has been vaccinated and 66.83% fully vaccinated.
Ontario reported 639 new cases today with a seven-day average of 600 (+19), compared to 473 a week ago. 541 recoveries and two deaths translated to a decrease of 73 active cases and a new total of 5,053. +1,123 active cases for the week and 12 deaths (two per day). 17,369 tests with a positivity rate of 2.80%. The positivity rate is averaging 2.56% for the past seven days, compared to 2.31% for the preceding seven.
125 people in the ICU, +4 from yesterday and +27 over the last week. Total hospital population is 295, +121 over the past seven days.
36,655 doses of vaccine administered yesterday, with a seven-day average at 38,817 (previous week was 43,438). 72.91% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.09% from yesterday, +0.59% from 7 days ago), 66.53% fully vaccinated (+0.16% from yesterday, +1.23% from 7 days ago).
Cases/100K by region:
- 47 cases in Windsor-Essex: 12.1 per 100K
- 45 cases in Hamilton: 7.8 per 100K
- 82 cases in Peel: 5.9 per 100K
- 6 cases in Chatham-Kent: 5.7 per 100K
- 27 cases in Halton: 4.9 per 100K
- 129 cases in Toronto: 4.4 per 100K
- 45 cases in York: 4.1 per 100K
- 15 cases in Middlesex-London: 3.7 per 100K
- 9 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 3.3 per 100K
- 16 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 3.0 per 100K
- 4 cases in Brant: 2.9 per 100K
- 5 cases in Eastern Ontario: 2.5 per 100K
- 11 cases in Niagara: 2.5 per 100K
- 3 cases in Lambton: 2.3 per 100K
- 8 cases in Waterloo: 1.3 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
- 2 cases in Grey Bruce: 1.2 per 100K
- 12 cases in Ottawa: 1.2 per 100K
- 1 case in Northwestern: 1.1 per 100K
- 1 case in Huron Perth: 1.0 per 100K