21 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Waterloo region, 6 active outbreaks
112 active cases, no one listed in hospital, public health says
There are 21 new cases of COVID-19 in Waterloo region, new numbers released by public health Sunday morning show.
The region says there are 112 active cases of the virus. No one is listed as being in hospital.
It brings the total number of cases since the pandemic hit the region in March to 1,592. Of those, 1,360 have been marked as resolved and 120 people have died.
Today the province reported 365 new cases of COVID-19 along with one new death linked to the novel coronavirus.
The daily tally is lower than totals posted in the previous two days, but still among the highest numbers seen since early June.
The government recorded more than 400 new cases on both Friday and Saturday.
On Saturday, the provincial government rolled back limits on social gatherings across Ontario, saying no more than 10 people can assemble indoors and 25 outside.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says Toronto and Peel Region continue to have some of the highest new case totals in the province, but noted another neighbouring community — York Region — identified 38 new cases over the past day.
She says the province completed more than 40,000 tests in the last 24 hours, a new high.
Ontario is reporting 365 cases of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a> as 40,127 tests were completed, a new provincial record as we continue to expand lab capacity. Locally, Toronto is reporting 113 new cases, with 108 in Peel and 38 in York. 69% of today’s new cases are in people under the age of 40.
—@celliottabilityWith files from Desmond Brown and The Canadian Press