Region reports 34 new COVID cases, another death Thursday
29 outbreaks remain active
It raises the local total to 10,870.
There has also been another COVID-related death, a man in his 60s who lived at a congregate setting currently in outbreak, raising the death toll to 229.
The number of people being treated in hospital remains unchanged at 42, eight are in intensive care.
Here are some other updates from the region s dashboard:
129 cases have screened positive for variants of concern - 11 are the U.K. strain - lineage to the other 118 has not been determined yet
The active caseload is down to 391
10,237 resolved cases (94 per cent)
35 new COVID cases in the region, and two more deaths reported
The active caseload is on the decline with 77 fewer today
Jan 24, 2021 1:55 PM By: KitchenerToday Staff
Region of Waterloo Public Health reported 35 new COVID-19 cases on its dashboard Sunday afternoon.
This brings the new total up to 8,947 cases for the region since March.
The number of active cases has decreased to 780 from 857 since Saturday.
Here are some other updates from the Region s COVID summary dashboard on Sunday:
7,975 resolved cases (89 per cent).
There have been 189 deaths in the region linked to the virus. The latest was confirmed on January 24.
41 cases are currently hospitalized (13 in ICU).
Region breaks 6,000 COVID cases, and reports another death over New Year s
The active outbreaks jump up to 42 with 33 people in the hospital
Jan 2, 2021 2:00 PM By: KitchenerToday Staff
Region of Waterloo Public Health reported 179 new COVID-19 cases on its dashboard Saturday afternoon.
This update includes both the COVID case numbers from December 31 and January 1.
106 new cases were reported today, with alterations made to previous counts.
This brings the new total up to 6,078 cases for the region since March.
The number of active cases has increased to 578 from 518 since Thursday.
Here are some other updates from the Region s COVID summary dashboard on Saturday:
Ninety-two new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Niagara on Sunday. It follows Saturday s increase, which went into the triple digits with a high of 126 new cases reported in one day.
The region has a total of 3,039 cases, including 597 that are active and 2,346 that are resolved.
Ninety-six people have died.
Building-wide outbreak at Oakwood Park Lodge
Twenty-one outbreaks are ongoing, including one at Oakwood Park Lodge, which declared a building-wide COVID-19 outbreak on Dec. 19. Universal testing on Dec. 15 revealed a significant number of residents and staff had tested positive for the virus.
The Ontario government s database says that 88 residents and 30 staff have tested positive for the virus. Six people have died, it says.
OTTAWA Ottawa Public Health said Saturday that 48 more people in Ottawa have tested positive for COVID-19. The province reported 1,873 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday and said 17 more people in Ontario with COVID-19 have died. The province also reported 1,918 new resolved cases. Public Health Ontario reported 19 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Saturday. Figures from Ottawa Public Health have differed lately compared to numbers reported by Public Health Ontario. OPH said in a statement to CTV News that they are aligning their database with the provincial database, leading to some discrepancies. In an effort to streamline efforts and align various data sources, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is aligning its database with the provincial database, and as can be expected, there is a transition period as redundant cases are removed and individuals are properly assigned to their jurisdictions outside Ottawa (if applicable), OPH said. Given several factors, it is often the