KITCHENER -- Region of Waterloo Public Health reported 68 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a drop compared to the 90 cases reported the day before. Thursday's update brings the total number of lab-confirmed cases in the region to 4,739 since the pandemic began. The total includes 4,118 resolved cases and 139 deaths. That leaves 478 active cases in the region. Of those, 38 people were in hospital, the region's online dashboard showed Thursday. Ten of the hospitalized patients were being cared for in the ICU. The number of hospitalizations is room for concern, Waerloo Region's top doctor said on Wednesday. She warned residents to prepare for the possibility of a lockdown.