COVID-19 outbreak connected to sports bar in Cambridge now involves 2 patrons
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Waterloo Public Health says there have now been eight cases connected to the COVID-19 outbreak at Junior’s Sportsbar and Grill in Cambridge.
Waterloo Public Health says there have now been eight cases connected to the COVID-19 outbreak at Junior’s Sportsbar and Grill in Cambridge.
Initially, there were five cases connected to the outbreak when it was declared on Oct. 26, with all five involving staff members.
The two most recent cases connected to the outbreak have involved patrons, according to Waterloo Public Health.
On its Facebook page, Junior’s Sportsbar and Grill says the sixth case was a relative of an employee of the sports bar.
At the time of the initial announcement, Waterloo Public Health announced that “interactions among some of these cases outside of the workplace have also played a role in this outbreak.”
Waterloo Public Health said four of the five initial cases involved unvaccinated people but a spokesperson was unable to provide those details for the more recent cases.
The outbreak is one of eight active in the area after two were declared over at local schools, while others were announced at an unnamed health services site and an unnamed place of worship.
Waterloo Public Health reported 14 new positive tests for the coronavirus on Thursday, lifting the total number of COVID-19 cases in the area to 20,177.