Another 15 COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo Region as active case count falls to 106
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Waterloo Public Health reported another 15 positive tests for the coronavirus on Friday, lifting the total number of COVID-19 cases in the area to 19,890.
Waterloo Public Health reported another 15 positive tests for the coronavirus on Friday, lifting the total number of COVID-19 cases in the area to 19,890.
This drops the rolling seven-day average number of new daily cases down to 12 and continues to fall. That number stood at 19.9 just a week ago.
There has been one COVID-19-related death reported this month, on Oct. 3, as the death toll remains at 300.
Another 20 people were also cleared of the virus, lifting the total number of resolved cases in the region to 19,481.
The area is down to 106 active COVID-19 cases, the lowest total that has been announced this year.
However, there are currently nine people in area hospitals suffering from COVID-19 including three who are in intensive care.
The region still has six active COVID-19 outbreaks, unchanged from Thursday, with four of those cases linked to local schools while a fifth is linked to a daycare.
On the flip side, the number of COVID-19 vaccinations in the area continues to diminish as more people are vaccinated.