41 new COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo Region Thursday
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Waterloo Public Health reported 41 new positive tests for the coronavirus on Thursday, lifting the total number of new COVID-19 cases in the area to 20,569.
Waterloo Public Health reported 41 new positive tests for the coronavirus on Thursday, lifting the total number of new COVID-19 cases in the area to 20,569.
This lifts the rolling seven-day average number of new daily cases back up to 29.3. Two weeks ago, that number came in at 17.1.
The agency also announced that another 31 people were cleared of the virus, pushing the total number of resolved cases up to 20,052.
It has now been more than two weeks since a new COVID-19 related death has been reported in the area, leaving the death toll at 305 including two victims in November.
The area is back up to having 14 people in area hospitals who are suffering from COVID-19, including two patients who are in need of intensive care.
It is also back down to having 12 COVID-19 outbreaks after one was declared over at École élémentaire L’Harmonie in Waterloo while another one also ended at Chartwell Terrace in Waterloo.
On the flip side of the coin, Waterloo Public Health reports that there have now been 910,049 vaccinations done in the area, 775 more than it reported on Wednesday.
It also says that 451,181 area residents are now fully vaccinated, which is an increase of 342 over what was reported 24 hours earlier.
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