KITCHENER Several residents have been displaced from their home, one person has been taken to hospital, and three animals have died following a fire in Cambridge. Firefighters were called to the six-plex structure in Blaire Village around 8 a.m. on Sunday and found a working fire in one of the upper units, according to officials. Jayne and Wayne Leger lost their home in the fire. You never realize how bad it could be and then, to see things you ve had your whole life or memories, just be gone and there s nothing you can do, Jayne said. They were woken by the smoke.
The province has announced stay-at-home orders will be extended to Feb. 16 for Waterloo region, Guelph, Wellington County and Dufferin County. Meanwhile, Region of Waterloo Public Health reported 39 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday while Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph reported 65 over the weekend.
KITCHENER Cambridge Memorial Hospital says the COVID-19 outbreak at Cambridge County Manor is now over. The outbreak was declared in early December and the disease spread quickly throughout the long-term care home. Sixty residents and 70 staff tested positive for COVID-19, and 16 residents died from the disease. The hospital took over management of the care home in mid-December and will continue to oversee operations until mid-March. No new infections have been reported in the home over the past two weeks.
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