COVID-19-related deaths on Friday morning, raising the death toll in the area to 334, including 21 victims in January.“Today we are reporting six deaths in our community related to COVID-19: two females in their 90s, 3 females in their 80s, and one male in his 80s,” Dr.
Hsiu-Li Wang, medical officer of health, stated. COVID-19 — Kitchener hospital issues warning about ‘unprecedented level of pressure’ “I wish to express my deep sympathy to the families of these individuals.”The six victims were all connected to outbreaks at long-term care homes in the area, including two who were residents of Pinehaven Nursing Home, where an outbreak was declared on Jan.
5 and has grown to include 23 staff members and 12 residents.The others involved residents of Chartwell Clair Hills in Waterloo, Cambridge Country Manor, Riverbend Place in Cambridge and the Sunnyside Home in Kitchener.There are also now 145 people in local hospitals who are suffering from COVID-19, including 27 who need intensive care.On Thursday, Kitchener’s Grand River Hospital issued a plea for area residents to get vaccinated, as it was running out of beds and said those who are unvaccinated are more likely to need treatment.Waterloo Public Health reported another 371 new positive tests for the coronavirus on Friday, lifting the total number of cases in the area to 36,508.This drops the rolling seven-day average number of new daily cases down to 382.