The COVID-19 pandemic

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SUNDAY 2021-10-17

No regional reports on the weekends now.

Ontario reported 443 new cases today with a seven-day average of 428 (-13), compared to 538 a week ago. -688 active cases and 24 deaths for the week. 27,395 tests with a positivity rate of 1.62%. The positivity rate is averaging 1.62% for the past seven days, compared to 1.73% for the preceding seven.

135 people in the ICU, +0 from yesterday and +8 over the past week.

Seven-day vaccination average is at 22,783 doses/day (previous week was 28,686). 77.45% of total provincial population vaccinated (+0.38% from 7 days ago), 73.58% fully vaccinated (+0.70% from 7 days ago).

Cases/100K by regional health unit:

• 22 cases in Eastern Ontario: 10.9 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Chatham-Kent: 10.4 per 100K
  
• 12 cases in Lambton: 9.2 per 100K
  
• 80 cases in Peel: 5.8 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Huron Perth: 5.1 per 100K
  
• 19 cases in Windsor-Essex: 4.9 per 100K
  
• 26 cases in Hamilton: 4.5 per 100K
  
• 16 cases in Sudbury: 4.1 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Brant: 3.7 per 100K
  
• 31 cases in Ottawa: 3.1 per 100K
  
• 19 cases in Waterloo: 3.1 per 100K (based on provincial reporting)
  
• 6 cases in Southwestern Ontario: 3.0 per 100K
  
• 32 cases in York: 2.9 per 100K
  
• 18 cases in Durham: 2.8 per 100K
  
• 14 cases in Halton: 2.6 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Grey Bruce: 2.5 per 100K
  
• 11 cases in Niagara: 2.5 per 100K
  
• 5 cases in Kingston Frontenac: 2.4 per 100K
  
• 2 cases in Northwestern: 2.3 per 100K
  
• 58 cases in Toronto: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 8 cases in Middlesex-London: 2.0 per 100K
  
• 9 cases in Simcoe-Muskoka: 1.7 per 100K
  
• 4 cases in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 1.5 per 100K