Region reports 39 new COVID cases - KitchenerToday.com

Region of Waterloo Public Health reported 39 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday afternoon.

This latest update brings the total number of COVID-19 cases to 11,286 since March.

The number of active cases has decreased to 327 from 333 since Saturday.

Here are some other updates from the Waterloo Region's COVID summary dashboard on Sunday:

• 10,702 resolved cases (95 per cent).
• There have been 237 deaths in the region linked to the virus. The latest was confirmed on March 13.
• 29 cases are currently hospitalized (seven in ICU). 
• 13,401 people in the region fully vaccinated.

There are currently 19 active outbreaks in the region:

• NEW Independent Living Centre - Kiwanis-King St. (one case in staff)
• NEW Crestview Public School (two cases) 
• Home Childcare Centre 3 (three cases)
• Highland Public School (five cases) 
• Courtland Avenue Public School (two cases)
• St. Mary's General Hospital - 4th Floor
• Place of worship 1 - wedding related (12 cases)
• St. Andrew's Terrace Long-Term Care - Beech Grove (two staff cases)
• Forest Heights Long-Term Care (three staff cases)
• Congregate setting 34 (one case)
• Congregate setting 33 (four cases)
• Congregate setting 5 (11 cases)
• Cambridge Memorial Hospital - Rehabilitation Unit
• Grand River Hospital - 5A
• Grand River Hospital - 5North and 5South
• The Village at University Gates long-term care - Wright Unit (three staff cases)
• Congregate setting 30 (36 cases, one death)
• Court at Laurelwood Retirement Residence (15 cases in residents, three in staff, three deaths)
• Congregate setting 18 - multiple locations (127 cases)

The outbreaks at a manufacturing/industrial workplace and Highland Place Retirement Home have ended.

Below is the provincial COVID-19 summary for Sunday:

• 318,106 total cases (1,747 new today). 
• 298,570 cases are resolved (94 per cent).
• 7,153 related deaths (15 new today).
• 601 hospitalized (282 in the ICU).
• 285,615 people fully vaccinated. 

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2021-03-14 17:58:53Z
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