COVID-19: Waterloo Region surpasses 40,000-resolved cases mark
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Waterloo Region surpassed another significant COVID-19 milestone on Tuesday as Waterloo Public Health says that more than 40,000 people have been officially cleared of the virus.
Waterloo Region surpassed another significant COVID-19 milestone on Tuesday as Waterloo Public Health says that more than 40,000 people have been officially cleared of the virus.
The agency says that another 45 people are considered to be cleared of the virus, raising the total number of resolved cases in the area to 40,018.
Naturally, the numbers could be higher as the province limited testing availability a few months back once the fast-spreading Omicron variant established itself as the dominant strain throughout the province.
Waterloo Public Health also reported another 38 positive tests for the coronavirus on Tuesday, lifting the total number of cases in the area to 40,896.
This drops the rolling seven-day average number of new daily cases down to 49. A week ago, that number stood at 52.9.
For the second straight day, no new COVID-19-related deaths were announced, leaving the death toll at 400, including 87 victims in 2022.
The area is down to 467 active COVID-19 cases, with that number being reported at 475 last Tuesday.
Area hospitals still have 22 patients who are suffering from COVID-19 including 11 who are in need of intensive care. There were also 22 patients in Monday’s report, which was the lowest total announced in this calendar year.
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