coronavirus on Thursday bringing the total number of cases in the area to 6,856.The agency also announced another death, lifting the death toll to 172 including seven over the first seven days of January.
6 Waterloo Regional Police officers, 5 support staff have tested positive for COVID-19 In addition, 106 people have been cleared of the virus, raising the total number of resolved cases to 5,793.There are currently 888 active COVID-19 cases including 25 people who are in hospital, 11 of whom are in intensive care.The agency announced five new COVID-19 outbreaks, which lift that total number back to 34.Two of the outbreaks were at congregate settings while the three others were at homes in Kitchener including Chartwell Bankside, Chartwell.