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KITCHENER Waterloo Region s COVID-19 indicators are firmly in the province s red control zone, public health officials said on Tuesday morning. Dr. Julie Emili, the region s associate medical officer of health, said during a committee of the whole meeting that the region s numbers are high but stable. There are currently 347 active cases of COVID-19 in the region and 26 outbreaks, as of the region s 1:30 p.m. COVID-19 dashboard update. Officials have identified 160 cases involving variants of concern. Of those, 11 have been identified as the B.1.1.7 variant, which was first identified in the U.K.; the rest are still being investigated. Dr. Emili urged people to continue following public health measures, saying our efforts are making a difference.
First 2 COVID cases bring change to Kitchener s Better Tent City
People living at Kitchener’s Better Tent City have stepped up their safety precautions after the first two COVID-19 cases in the community were confirmed over the weekend.
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Posted: Jan 22, 2021 2:00 PM ET | Last Updated: January 22
A group of cabins are pictured at Kitchener s Better Tent City community in December, 2020. (Paula Duhatschek/CBC)
People living at Kitchener s Better Tent City have stepped up safety precautions after two people in the community tested positive late last week. It s really different over here now, said Nadine Green, the site coordinator.
COVID-19 cases continue to climb as region comes under stay-at-home order
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As the province’s new state of emergency comes into effect, the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Waterloo Region. The impact of the stay-at-home order will likely take at least a couple of weeks to determine.
As of today (Friday), there were 1,045 active cases of Sars-COV2, bringing the cumulative total throughout the pandemic to 8,088. Of those, 6,862 cases have been resolved (84.8 per cent). There have been 179 fatalities linked to the virus.
“These indicators show that our situation locally is quite serious. In the coming weeks, we will see trends provincial measures in our own individual actions are working to bring COVID-19 under control,” said medical officer of health Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang during Friday’s weekly community update.
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