COVID-19: 2 new deaths reported in Waterloo Region as area hospitals now have 136 patients
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Waterloo Public Health reported two more COVID-19 related deaths on Monday, lifting the death toll to 325 including 11 victims this month.
Waterloo Public Health reported two more COVID-19-related deaths on Monday, lifting the death toll to 325, including 11 victims this month.
“Today we are reporting two deaths in our community related to COVID-19. One individual was a female in her 60s. The other individual was a male in his 80s,” Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang, medical officer of health, stated.
“I wish to express my deep sympathy to the families of these individuals.”
The number of patients in area hospitals also took a large jump as there are now 136, including 17 people who need intensive care. On Friday, those numbers were reported to be 106 and 12 respectively.
There were another 1,272 positive tests for the coronavirus reported, bringing the total number of cases in the area to 35,106.
This drops the rolling seven-day average number of new daily cases back down to 492.
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 474 people have been cleared of the virus, lifting the total number of resolved cases in the area to 25,953.