Variant cases reach 100 in Waterloo region, 3 more deaths reported
The region reported 44 new COVID-19 cases and three more deaths on Saturday. Fifty new cases were reported on Sunday.
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Posted: Feb 28, 2021 3:35 PM ET | Last Updated: February 28
A person walking in Toronto on Feb. 19, 2021. Region of Waterloo public health is reporting more variant cases over the weekend. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)
The number of variant cases in the region reached 100 on Sunday.
Region of Waterloo Public Health s dashboard suggests ten cases have been identified as the B.1.1.7 UK variant, while the remaining 90 have not been determined but screened positive for a variant. Variant cases sat at 68 on Saturday.
Region confirms 71 COVID-19 cases, another death Friday
The active caseload has climbed to 396
Feb 26, 2021 1:57 PM By: KitchenerToday Staff
It raises the local total to 10,608.
There has also been another COVID-related death, the health department confirming it was a man in his 50s.
It puts the death toll at 224.
The active caseload has also jumped by 39 cases, to 396.
Here are some other updates from the region s dashboard:
67 cases have screened positive for variants of concern - seven are the U.K. strain - the variant of the 60 others has not been determined yet
29 people are receiving treatment in hospital, five are in intensive care
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