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Waterloo Region Public Health reported 57 new cases of COVID on Saturday, bringing the overall total to 17,361.
Hospitalizations have fallen to 53 people being treated for the virus, including 24 in intensive care.
The number of active cases is down from 24 to 461.
Over 75 percent of adults in the region have received at least one dose of the vaccine, equivalent to over 495,000 doses. More than 118,800 residents (25.35%) have been fully immunized.
Here are some other region dashboard updates:
- 3,627 cases have tested positive for the variants of concern – 3,074 are the Alpha variant (first detected in the UK) – 11 are related to the Beta variant (first detected in South Africa) – 167 are linked to the Delta strain (first located in India) – 61 are linked to the Gamma variant (first detected in Brazil) – 314 cases where a mutation was detected
- No new deaths were reported on Saturday, keeping the region’s death toll at 262
- 16,621 resolved cases (95%)
- More than 514,000 tests have been carried out
There are currently 18 active households in the region. 10 are in the workplace:
- NEW Manufacturing / Industrial 37 (3 cases)
- Gathering frame 45 (1 crate)
- St. Mary’s General Hospital
- Manufacturing / Industrial 36 (2 cases)
- Grand River Hospital – inpatient adult mental health unit
- Kaljas House (1 case)
- Gathering frame 43 (1 case)
- Gathering frame 44 (1 crate)
- Construction 16 (3 cases)
- Trades and related services 16 (2 cases)
- Food Processing 10 (9 cases)
- Retail 12 (5 cases)
- Retail 11 (2 cases)
- Automotive sales & service 8 (2 cases)
- General office framework 14 (8 cases)
- Trades and related services 14 (6 cases)
- Long-term care in the Village of Winston Park (8 cases among residents, 6 among staff)
- Gathering frame 42 – multiple locations (104 cases)
Meanwhile, the province reported 346 cases on Saturday.
The rest of the provincial COVID-19 totals are displayed below:
- 3.98 million people fully immunized — 13.84 million doses administered
- 543,917 cases in total
- 532,074 cases resolved
- 273 people are hospitalized – 286 are in intensive care (*** This number includes patients who are in an intensive care unit (ICU) level 2 and 3 flex, neonatal, pediatric and adults. It includes people on ventilators and people who are not ***) – 183 are on a ventilator
- 9,114 deaths (13 new)
- 25,626 tests carried out on Friday — 15.86 million since January 15, 2020
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