COVID-19 cases in Waterloo Region has taken a large dive over the past five days.On Jan. 14, Waterloo Public Health reported 1,092 active cases, which set a new highwater mark for the region.
Vaccine clinic at Kitchener’s Grand River Hospital to stay closed until Jan. 24 Since then, it has fallen by at least 30 cases per day (including 38 on Tuesday) and now sits at 867.This drop has occurred as the number of new daily cases has fallen to a lower level as well.Another 101 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the region, lifting the total number of COVID-19 cases to 8,502, according to Waterloo Public Health.It is the fourth straight day the agency has reported 115 or fewer cases, after having been well above that mark.