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This is a rapidly evolving situation. The information in this article was last updated on Aug. 18. It will be updated as more data is released from Waterloo Region Public Health.
The Aug. 18 dashboard report from Region of Waterloo Public Health shows 2 positive COVID-19 cases for a total of 4,336 cases of the virus in Cambridge.
In total, there have been 18,699 positive cases of COVID-19 in the region, 16 of which are currently hospitalized.
There are 4,938 cases of a variant identified in Waterloo region.
There have been a total of 558,192 COVID-19 tests administered.
NEIGHBOURHOOD BREAKDOWN
North Cambridge: 195 total cases in a population of 3,111
Hespeler: 715 total cases in a population of 26,126
Central Preston: 546 total cases in a population of 15,629
Langs/Industrial: 249 total cases in a population of 8,213
North Galt/Elgin Park: 693 total cases in a population of 21,287
Shades Mills: 600 total cases in a population of 16,792
Southwood/Southwest Galt: 386 total cases in a population of 15,896
Galt City Centre/South Galt: 523 total cases in a population of 17,599
Southeast Galt: 416 total cases in a population of 13,569
Blair: 13 total cases in a population of 450
TOWNSHIPS
North Dumfries/Beverly: 102 total cases in a population of 5,033
Ayr: 127 total cases in a population of 5,713
There are 168 cases in the region with invalid or missing postal codes.
New cases will be added daily at 1:30 a.m.
For a provincial total, visit the Ontario Ministry of Health site at ontario.ca/coronavirus, which is updated twice daily.
What do you do if you have symptoms?
Go to ontario.ca/coronavirus to complete a self-assessment. The result may indicate you should call your family doctor or Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000 to arrange an over-the-phone assessment.
• Continue to practise social distancing;
• self-isolate;
• call your primary-care provider, or Telehealth Ontario;
• in the case of symptoms, such as severe difficulty breathing or severe chest pain, call 911, or go to the emergency department.












