How many cases of COVID-19 are there in Waterloo region?

This is a rapidly changing situation. The information in this article was last updated on November 8.. It will be updated as new data is released from Waterloo Region Public Health.

The November 8 dashboard report Waterloo Region Public Health Shows 183 active cases of the virus, with a total of 19 813 cases resolved.

There was 39 new positive virus cases reported for a total of 20,304 positive cases of COVID-19 in the region, 9 of which are currently hospitalized. Among the cases currently hospitalized in the region for the virus, 3 entered an intensive care unit.

There are 6,908 case of a variant identified in the region of Waterloo, with 3 127 Alpha cases (first detected in UK), 21 Beta case (first detected in South Africa), 3,400 Delta case (first detected in India) and 98 Gamma case (first detected in Brazil).

There was a total of 625 786 COVID-19 tests administered (updated Tuesday and Friday).

305 deaths have been reported among people who test positive for the virus.

An outbreak has been declared at Southwood High School (2 cases).

The total number of households in the region is now 9, with the following distribution:

Childcare: 0

Gathering Parameter: 0

Hospital: 0

Independent living: 0

LTC / HR: 1

School: 0

Post-secondary: 4

Place of work: 4

Transmission of the virus is highest in the region in close contact cases, where 9,443 have been reported.

In the rest of the cases, 6,205 were acquired through community transmission, 4,150 the cases were acquired by epidemic, 484 the cases contracted COVID-19 while traveling.

The highest number of cases in Waterloo region are among adults in their twenties with 4,907. Thirties represent 3,401 of cases, while those in their 40s represent 2 705 cases from the region. 1,255 children under the age of nine have tested positive, and 2 221 between 10 and 19 years old.

Only five percent of cases to date, 1,077 in total, are among health workers.

The region does not report the age, sex, route of transmission and testing site of individual cases, as well as negative tests.

New cases will be added daily.

For a provincial total, visit the Ontario Ministry of Health website at ontario.ca/coronavirus, which is updated twice a day.

A group of scientists, engineers and clinicians have created an online screening tool to provide information about COVID-19. They created a self-report tool and heat map that identifies hot spots of potential cases, confirmed cases and vulnerable people across the country. You can view the map and participate in data collection by visiting flatten.ca.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has created a SSituation dashboard map showing updated cases around the world.

Continue to practice social distancing;

• self-isolate;

• call your primary care provider or Telehealth Ontario;

• or if you have symptoms such as severe breathing difficulties or severe chest pain, call 911 or go to the emergency room.