Waterloo Public Health has declared an outbreak at a sports and fitness facility within the region, saying three cases of COVID-19 have been identified.

The total number of active cases is 68, with area hospitals continuing to remain empty of patients who have tested positive for COVID-19.

Waterloo Public Health reported 11 new positive tests for the coronavirus Monday.

Waterloo Region Public Health announced that there have been 14 new positive tests for the coronavirus, raising the total number of cases to 1,553.

Waterloo Public Health reported nine new cases on Thursday, a number the area has not seen since July 24.

A chemistry professor at the University of Waterloo has come under fire after he sent a syllabus to students which called the COVID-19 pandemic a 'fake emergency.'

So far this month, Waterloo Public Health has announced 22 cases while the agency reported 68 cases in all of August.

Waterloo Public Health reports that two more people have been cleared of the virus, raising the total number of resolved cases to 1,316.

The number of active cases has also fallen to 25 after having been reported as 44 on Wednesday.

Beginning on Sept. 7, Grand River Transit (GRT) buses will no longer operate with a limited capacity.