KITCHENER -- As the province releases record-shattering new case numbers, outbreaks of COVID-19 continue to crop up in workplaces across Waterloo Region. Officials are expressing concerns that employees may feel the need to go to work while they’re sick so they don’t have to sacrifice income. During the weekly public health briefing on Friday, officials said they will continue to lobby the provincial and federal government for paid sick leave for all workers, as well as increased access to testing. “In the second wave, workplace settings have become among the most frequent settings experiencing outbreak across Ontario and it is the same in Waterloo Region,” said Waterloo Region’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang during the update.