1 death, 31 new COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo region Thursday
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There was one new COVID-related death reported in Waterloo region on Thursday and 31 new cases.
The death of a man in his 60s brings the total number of COVID-19 related fatalities in the community to 308.
There were 239 active cases. As well, there were 11 people infectious with COVID-19 in the region's three hospitals. There were also six people in the intensive care unit. The region says people in the ICU may no longer be infectious with the virus, but require ongoing care.
There were nine outbreaks including three in schools:
The other outbreaks were:
The region's vaccination dashboard showed 75 per cent of the entire population in the region have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Children aged five to 11 became eligible for the vaccine last month and the region began administering doses on Friday. As of Thursday's update, 16 per cent of children in that age group had received their first dose of the vaccine. Meanwhile, 81 per cent of children aged 12 to 17 have received two doses.
Children aged four and under are not yet eligible to receive the vaccine.