Waterloo Public Health reported two more COVID-19-related deaths on Monday, bringing the death toll in the area to 319, including six victims in January.
“Today we are reporting two deaths in our community related to COVID-19. One individual was a woman in her 80s. The other individual was a woman in her 90s, ”stated Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang, Medical Health Officer.
“I wish to express my condolences to the families and loved ones of these people.”
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One of the victims was a resident of the Village at University Gates Retirement Home, where a COVID-19 outbreak was declared on January 4, which has now been linked to 13 cases, including four among residents.
There are now 58 outbreaks of COVID-19 in the area, up from 39 on Friday, including 31 in nursing homes or long-term care and 21 in congregated settings, and the other six are connected to area hospitals.
There are also now 94 patients in area hospitals due to COVID-19, including 13 people in need of intensive care. This is more than the 69 patients reported on Friday.
Additionally, Waterloo Public Health reported another 1,639 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total number of cases in the area to 31,662.
This brings the seven-day moving average number of new daily cases to 565.4, as 1,728 cases were reported a week ago.
There were also 275 other people during the three-day reporting period who got rid of the virus, bringing the total number of resolved cases to 25,064.
This means that the number of active COVID-19 cases in the region jumps to 6,058, up from 4,720 reported 72 hours earlier.
Meanwhile, Waterloo Public Health reports that 1,148,314 vaccinations against COVID-19 have now been made in the region, 21,327 more than Friday’s report.
Another 1,277 area residents have now received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, bringing the total to 464,170, meaning that 76.69 percent of area residents are now considered fully vaccinated.
That said, another 18,010 area residents received their booster shots, bringing that total to 204,833. The region has not provided a total percentage but that represents about a third of the population.
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Elsewhere, Ontario reported 2,467 people with COVID in hospital as the province continues to grapple with the Omicron wave affecting hospitals and ICUs.
The province also announced another 9,706 new COVID cases on Monday. The total provincial cases now stands at 888,297.
However, due to recent changes in eligibility for testing, the province cautions that the counts are an underestimate of the true spread of the virus in the community.
For regional breakdown, 1,879 cases were recorded in Toronto, 1,310 in the Peel region, 1,033 in the York region, 680 in Durham, and 565 in Ottawa. All other local public health units reported fewer than 500 new cases in the provincial report.
The number of deaths in the province has risen to 10,378 as 12 more virus-related deaths were added.
– with files from Gabby Rodrigues of Global News
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