4 new COVID-19 deaths reported in Waterloo Region as death toll reaches 328
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Waterloo Public Health reported four new COVID-19-related deaths on Wednesday pushing the death toll in the region to 328.
Waterloo Public Health reported four new COVID-19-related deaths on Wednesday, pushing the death toll in the region to 328.
“Today we are reporting four deaths in our community related to COVID-19: a male in his 80s, a male in his 50s, a female in her 90s, and a female in her 80s,” Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang, medical officer of health stated.
“I wish to express my deep sympathy to the families of these individuals.”
There have now been 15 deaths announced in Waterloo Region since Jan. 1 including six over the past three days.
There are also 131 people in area hospitals who are suffering from COVID-19 including 21 who are in need of intensive care. On Tuesday, those numbers were reported as 136 and 17.
Waterloo Public Health reported another 359 positive tests for the coronavirus on Wednesday, lifting the total number of cases in the area to 35,790. This drops the rolling seven-day average number of new daily cases down to 447.3 from 468.9.
The agency warns that due to testing availability, case counts on its dashboard are likely lower than the actual number of cases in Waterloo Region.
Another 243 people were cleared of the virus, lifting the total number of resolved cases to 26,285. The area now has 3,843 active COVID-19 cases, down from the 4,093 reported on Monday.