Seventeen more people tested have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Waterloo Region, bringing the total number of cases in the region to 237, according to numbers released by Public Health on Thursday.
Many of the new cases would have contracted the virus at least a week ago, Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang, Waterloo Region’s acting medical officer of health, said Wednesday.
Public Health’s update on Thursday morning also said that 73 cases have now been resolved.
That number includes the eight people who have died after contracting the virus in Waterloo Region. That number rose by one after it was announced that there was a third victim from a Kitchener retirement home.
On a more positive note, the resolved total also includes the 65 people who have officially recovered after contracting the virus.
There have now been 2,708 tests conducted in the region, with 1,998 coming back negative. There are currently 423 tests pending a result.
The province reported 483 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday, and 26 more deaths, bringing the provincial totals to 5,759 cases with 200 deaths.
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