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. Social Sharing CBC News · 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.