49 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Waterloo region Wednesday
CBC
There were 49 new COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo region on Wednesday.
Region of Waterloo Public Health also reported 238 active cases. There were 11 people in the region's three hospitals infectious with the virus and there were six people in the intensive care unit. The region notes people in the ICU may no longer be infectious but do require ongoing care.
There were no new COVID-related deaths reported Wednesday.
There were 10 outbreaks. Two outbreaks were in schools:
The other outbreaks were:
The region's vaccination dashboard showed 75.06 per cent of the entire population in the region have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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