Waterloo region reports 41 new COVID-19 cases

There were 41 new COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo region on Thursday.

The number of people hospitalized with the virus also jumped from six on Wednesday to 14 on Thursday. Two people were in the intensive care unit.

There were 210 active cases in the region.

The region's COVID-19 dashboard confirmed 12 outbreaks in the region, two fewer than the day before.

There were four outbreaks in schools including:

On Thursday afternoon, the region declared an outbreak at Floradale Public School in Elmira with at least two cases.

Other outbreaks include:

The region's vaccination dashboard showed 88.79 per cent of those eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine have had both doses.