Region reports 115 new COVID cases, and two more deaths

Region of Waterloo Public Health reported 115 new COVID-19 cases on its dashboard Saturday afternoon.

This brings the new total up to 8,203 cases for the region since March.

The number of active cases has decreased to 1,021 from 1,045 since Friday.

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

• 6,997 resolved cases (85 per cent).
• There have been 181 deaths in the region linked to the virus. The latest was confirmed on January 16.
• 42 cases are currently hospitalized (19 in ICU). 

There are currently 45 active outbreaks in the region:

• NEW Beechwood Manor Retirement Home (one case in staff)
• NEW Chartwell Terrace on the Square (one case in staff) 
• Parkwood Mennonite long-term care (one case in staff)
• St. Jacob's Place retirement home (one case in staff)
• Doon Village retirement residence (one case in staff)
• Chartwell Elmira retirement residence (21 cases in residents, nine in staff)
• Chartwell Clair Hills retirement residence (one case in staff)
• The Village of University Gates retirement home (three cases in staff)
• Chartwell Bankside retirement (one case in a resident, one case in staff)
• St. Andrew's Terrace long-term care (two cases in residents, two cases in staff)
• The Village at Winston Park long-term care (three cases in staff)
• Sunnyside long-term care (Laurel Creek) – (one case in staff)
• The Village at University Gates (Wright Unit – (three cases in staff)
• Highland Place retirement home (ten cases in residents, five in staff, one death)
• Columbia Forest long-term care (eight cases in staff)
• Briarfield retirement residence (third floor) – (one case in a resident, three in staff)
• Chartwell Westmount long-term care (42 cases in residents, 27 in staff, two deaths)
• Forest Heights long-term care (five cases in staff)
• Cambridge Country Manor (60 cases in residents, 70 in staff, 16 deaths)
• The Village of Winston Park retirement home (25 cases in residents, 30 in staff, six deaths)
• Shamrock Independent Living Centre (one case)
• NEW Congregate setting 22 (two cases)
• Congregate setting 21 (one case)
• Congregate setting 20 (three cases)
• Congregate setting 19 (one case)
• Congregate setting 17 (eight cases)
• Congregate setting 16 (one case)
• Congregate setting 18 (14 cases)
• Congregate setting 15 (19 cases)
• NEW Manufacturing/Industrial workplace 22 (two cases)
• Automobile sales/service 2 (three cases)
• Paramedic station – North Division (three cases)
• Trades and related services 7 (two cases)
• Retail 4 (two cases)
• Manufacturing/industrial 21 (12 cases)
• Waterloo Regional Police – North Division (three cases)
• Manufacturing/industrial 20 (three cases)
• Food and beverage services 11 (three cases)
• Farm 1 (four cases)
• Manufacturing/industrial 17 (20 cases)
• Manufacturing/industrial 16 (six cases)
• Food and beverage services 10 (four cases)
• Food processing workplace 1 (99 cases)
• NEW Home Childcare Centre 2 (two cases)
• Grand River Hospital Mental Health Unit

The outbreaks at a food and beverages services workplace and a manufacturing/industrial workplace have ended.

Below is the provincial COVID-19 summary for Saturday:

• 234,364 total cases (3,056 new today). 
• 200,406 cases are resolved (86 per cent).
• 5,340 related deaths (51 new today).
• 1,632 hospitalized (397 in the ICU).