There are now 6,797 active COVID-19 cases in Waterloo Region
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Waterloo Public Health reported another 510 positive tests for the coronavirus on Wednesday, lifting the total number of cases in the area to 23,659.
On Wednesday, Waterloo Public Health reported that there are now 6,797 active COVID-19 cases in the area. A day earlier, that number was reported to be 6,435 while a week ago there were 4,025 active cases across the region.
Of that number, 99 people are in area hospitals due to COVID-19 while 14 of those patients need intensive care.
The agency reported another 510 positive tests for the coronavirus on Wednesday, lifting the total number of cases in the area to 23,659.
This drops the rolling seven-day average number of new daily cases to 544.7.
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.
After three new COVID-19-related deaths were reported over the past two days, none were reported on Wednesday, leaving the death toll at 320, including seven victims this month.
Another 122 people were also cleared of the virus, lifting the total number of resolved cases in the area to 25,289.
There are now 62 active COVID-19 outbreaks after a pair were declared in unnamed congregate settings as well as in the Village of Winston Park Long Term Care home in Kitchener.