There are 43 new COVID-19 cases in Waterloo region as of Tuesday, new numbers from public health show.
The number of cases rose to 860 on Tuesday from the 817 reported on Monday. The region is reporting both confirmed and presumptive cases. Health officials have said presumptive cases are ones where a test has come back positive from a lab, but the results need to be confirmed.
Three more people died, according to the numbers reported Tuesday — for a total of 90. The three deaths were in long-term care homes: two were at Forest Heights Revera and one was at Lanark Heights, both in Kitchener.
The numbers also show 377 people have recovered from the novel coronavirus, up from 361 reported on Monday.
Also reported on Tuesday:
- There have been 7,515 tests done in the region.
- 38 people are in hospital. This does not include people moved from long-term care homes like Forest Heights into area hospitals.
- 263 of people presumed or confirmed positive are health-care workers, making up 31 per cent of cases.
- There are active outbreaks in 15 long-term care, group and retirement homes.
- 22 per cent of people have contracted the virus through community spread.
Public health officials say when a person is listed as getting the virus through community spread, it means it’s unclear how they got the virus, but they know the person didn’t contract COVID-19 though travel, a long-term care or retirement home outbreak or close contact.
The numbers are accurate as of 7 p.m. on Monday.
Long-term home outbreaks
There are 15 active outbreaks at long-term care and retirement homes in Waterloo region. An outbreak is declared when just one person living at a home or working there tests positive for COVID-19.
Outbreaks are over at 11 long-term care and retirement homes.
See the full list of outbreaks.
Read more from today:
Chart: COVID-19 outbreaks at Waterloo region long-term care facilities
