Waterloo region is reporting a single-day record high of 100 new COVID-19 cases and three more deaths.
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COVID-19 has claimed the lives of 158 people in the region since the start of the pandemic
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Posted: Dec 24, 2020 2:09 PM ET | Last Updated: December 24, 2020
People walk during a snowfall in Surrey, British Columbia on Friday, December 18, 2020. Meanwhile, Waterloo region is reporting a record high new case count on Thursday.(Ben Nelms/CBC)
On Thursday, Waterloo region reported a single-day record high of 100 new COVID-19 cases and three more deaths.
As of Christmas Eve, there were a total of 5,387 cases and 158 deaths in the region since the pandemic began.
1 COVID-19 testing clinic open Christmas Day in Waterloo region
The COVID-19 testing clinic run by St. Mary s General Hospital will be the only one open on Christmas Day with limited hours and tests are by appointment only. Other testing centres will have reduced hours over the next week.
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Posted: Dec 23, 2020 11:15 AM ET | Last Updated: December 24, 2020
There will be one COVID-19 testing centre open in Waterloo region on Christmas Day. On other days between Christmas and New Year s Day, other clinics may be closed or operating on reduced hours.(Robert Short/CBC)
Waterloo region reports 8 more deaths, 94 new cases of COVID-19 ahead of lockdown
Region of Waterloo Public Health reported 94 new cases of COVID-19 and eight more deaths on Wednesday. About 155 people have died from the virus in the region since March.
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Posted: Dec 23, 2020 2:34 PM ET | Last Updated: December 23, 2020
A nurse tends to a patient suspected of having COVID-19 in the intensive care unit at North York General Hospital in Toronto in this file photo. Region of Waterloo Public Health reported Wednesday there are 38 people in hospital with the virus and 13 in the ICU.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)
Posted: Dec 22, 2020 6:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 22, 2020
Medical staff are shown here in an intensive care unit at North York General Hospital in Toronto. Hospitals in Waterloo region are surpassing capacity some days as local COVID-19 cases surge in the community, leading to some people having to be hospitalized, officials say.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)
KITCHENER Another one-day record for COVID-19 cases in Waterloo Region. On Saturday the region’s dashboard showed 96 new infections, the biggest increase in cases since the start of the pandemic. According to the dashboard, the total number of infections now stands at 5,007, with 4,291 cases now considered resolved. There are currently 571 active cases in the community and the number of hospitalizations remains unchanged at 38. Twelve people are currently receiving medical treatment in the intensive care unit. As of Sunday, number of outbreaks in Waterloo Region has dropped by two, from 30 to 28. One location that continues to see an increase in new cases is Cambridge County Manor.