2 COVID-related deaths reported Monday as number of outbreaks drop in Waterloo region
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Region of Waterloo Public Health reported two people with COVID-19 died over the weekend: a man in his 60s and a woman in her 70s.
The number of people with the virus who are in the region's three hospitals remained steady at 75, and 19 people were in the intensive care unit, either with COVID-19 or recovering from the virus.
There were 30 active outbreaks on Monday:
The region reported 195 new cases of the virus between Friday and Monday, which is considered below the actual number because not everyone is eligible to be tested for COVID-19.
The region's vaccine dashboard showed:
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