KITCHENER Region of Waterloo Public Health reported 83 more COVID-19 cases on Friday. That brings the total number of cases in the region to 15,117 to date, including 14,339 recoveries and 254 deaths. The region last reported a death on May 4. So far, 2,576 cases have screened positive for a variant of concern. That includes 2,266 identified as the B.1.1.7 variant, three as the B.1.351 variant and 17 as the P.1 variant. There are 510 active cases in the region. There are 38 COVID-19-positive patients in hospital, including 34 in the ICU. There are 17 active outbreaks in Waterloo Region. So far, regional partners have performed 479,058 COVID-19 tests. The region s positivity rate is at 5.9 per cent. The reproductive rate rose to 1.2.
45 new COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo region Thursday after data cleaning error
Cases in Waterloo region have fluctuated over the last few days, which public health officials say is normal. The region saw 45 new COVID-19 cases reported Thursday. Overall, case rates in the community continue to move in the right direction at this time, a spokesperson said.
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Waterloo region reported 45 new cases of COVID-19 as the province extended the stay-at-home order to June 2. (Carmen Groleau/ CBC)
New COVID-19 cases jump to 91 in Waterloo region Wednesday
The number of new COVID-19 cases jumped to 91 on Wednesday after two days of case numbers in the 40s. Active cases also rose to 476 while hospitalizations and ICU patient cases fell.
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A man prepares to get his COVID-19 vaccination at a vaccination clinic in Cambridge in March. The region saw 91 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday.(Tomasz Adamski/Region of Waterloo)
WATERLOO Another 91 positive cases of COVID-19 were reported in the Waterloo Region Wednesday, more than double the number reported yesterday. The latest cases bring the total number of positive cases detected by Region of Waterloo Public Health to 14,989. Of those, 14,242 cases are considered resolved. No new deaths were reported Wednesday. A total of 254 people in the Region of Waterloo have died from the disease. There are 445 active cases in the region. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 dropped slightly, down to 44, with 31 in the intensive care unit. Thirteen more cases screened positive for a more contagious variant of concern, bringing the total to 2,445.
KITCHENER Region of Waterloo Public Health added another 43 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. That update brings the number of COVID-19 cases in the region to date to 14,898, including 14,181 recoveries and 254 deaths. Trends are moving in the right direction, but our trends remain high, Medical Officer of Health Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang said during a regional council meeting on Tuesday afternoon. There are 445 active cases in the region. Dr. Wang said the weekly incidence rate in Waterloo Region is at 67 cases per 100,000 people per week. She added variant cases make up the vast majority of cases in the region. The region s COVID-19 dashboard shows a total of 2,432 cases have screened positive for a variant of concern, including 2,135 identified as the B.1.1.7 variant, three as the B.1.351 variant and 17 as the P.1 variant.