Waterloo region reports single-day record of 129 new COVID-19 cases Sunday Waterloo region is reporting a record-high 129 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday. One more person has died as a result of the infection. That means the virus has claimed the lives of 167 people in the region since the start of the pandemic. Social Sharing CBC News · A man walking down King Street in downtown Kitchener in December. (Carmen Groleau/CBC) Waterloo region is reporting a record-high 129 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday. The previous record was reported Dec. 30 with 112 cases. There are 37 more active cases in the region, totalling 616. One more person has died as a result of the virus. That means the virus has claimed the lives of 167 people in the region since the start of the pandemic.