Waterloo Public Health reported 132 new positive tests for the coronavirus on Friday, raising the total number of cases in the area to 8,088.

Waterloo Public Health says and active outbreak has been declared at Paramedic Services’ North Division in Waterloo after three employees tested positive for COVID-19.

Waterloo Public Health reported two new COVID-19 outbreaks on Wednesday including one in a congregate setting and one at Parkwood Mennonite Home in Waterloo,

Waterloo Public Health reported 154 new positive tests for the coronavirus on Tuesday, lifting the total number of cases to 7,657.

A spokesperson for Waterloo Region says around 250 residents of three long-term-care homes are expected to be vaccinated on Tuesday.

Waterloo Public Health announced more than 200 COVID-19 cases in the area on Sunday for the first time since the pandemic began last March.

On Friday, Waterloo Public Health announced another 147 new positive tests for the coronavirus, lifting the total number of new cases in the area to 7,003.

The most recent positive tests involved an employee of the Zehrs grocery store in Stanley Park Mall in Kitchener and the Shoppers Drug Mart on Clair Road West in Guelph.

The officer, who is assigned to Central Division in Kitchener, is said to be self-isolating and following all provincial guidelines.

There are four active COVID-19 outbreaks at schools in Waterloo Region.