Local COVID update shows no virus-related deaths, decrease in hospitalizations

By CityNews Kitchener Staff

***Editor's note: The health department points out that due to changes in testing availability, case counts on its dashboard are an underestimate of the true number of individuals with COVID-19 in Waterloo Region. Local data is being provided on Fridays***

The weekly COVID-19 update for Waterloo Region has been released – showing no virus-related deaths and a slight decrease in hospitalizations.

There have been 515 COVID-related deaths in the region since the onset of the pandemic.

The update showed that COVID-related hospitalizations have decreased by three to a total of 23. ICU admissions have also decreased from by one to three.

Active outbreaks have risen by one overall with seven remaining in effect. You can find the complete list of outbreaks on the region's dashboard.

There were 148 new cases reported in the past week, the active caseload fell to 149, and 189 more cases were deemed resolved. 

Keep in mind, case counts are underestimates because of testing restrictions.

 

 

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