***Editor's note: The health department points out that due to changes in testing availability, case counts on its dashboard are an underestimate of the true number of individuals with COVID-19 in Waterloo Region. Local data is being provided on Fridays***
Three new COVID-related deaths were confirmed by Region of Waterloo Public Health in the latest update.
As a result, the local death toll is now 491.
Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have lowered by one since the last update. There are currently 62 patients hospitalized, with six patients in intensive care with COVID.
231 new cases were also confirmed, putting the overall total at 53,102.
The active caseload is up by 15 since the last update to 312.
There are 20 active outbreaks in the region. You can find the complete list of outbreaks on the region's dashboard.
