Waterloo COVID News

• Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 bivalent vaccine available for some in Waterloo Region

  Waterloo Region announced Monday that the Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 bivalent vaccine is available for those who fall under certain groupings.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2022
  
• Waterloo Region expecting first doses of pediatric COVID-19 vaccine by end of July

  Waterloo Public Health is expecting to get its first doses of Moderna's two-dose pediatric COVID vaccine for children aged six months to five years of age by the end of the month.

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2022
  
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• Ontario university researchers develop model to spot severe outcomes in COVID-19 patients

  University of Waterloo researchers have developed new artificial intelligence models to predict which COVID-19 hospital patients are likely to have severe kidney injury outcomes.

  Canada

  May 16, 2022
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• COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Wellesley will soon cease operations

  Just over a week after announcing a closing date for the largest COVID-19 vaccination clinic, Waterloo Region has announced that another clinic will also be shut down soon.

  Canada

  Feb 25, 2022
• Another 5 COVID-19 deaths reported in Waterloo Region, 106 people in area hospitals

  Waterloo Public Health reported another five COVID-19-related deaths Thursday, lifting the death toll in the region to 370 including 11 in the first three days of February.

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2022
• Waterloo school board warns of bus cancellations due to COVID-19

  The Waterloo Region District School Board is warning parents that there may be bus shortages over the next few weeks with potential staff shortages due to COVID-19.

  Canada

  Jan 24, 2022
• COVID-19: Kitchener hospital issues warning about ‘unprecedented level of pressure’

  Kitchener’s Grand River Hospital has issued a warning to the public about the pressures it is facing as a result of the rush created by the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

  Canada

  Jan 21, 2022
• Another COVID-19 victim reported in Waterloo Region as death toll reaches 322

  Waterloo Public Health reported a COVID-19-related death for the second time in as many days on Friday, pushing the death toll in the area to 322.

  Canada

  Jan 14, 2022
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• Waterloo Region hospitals running short on beds due to COVID-19 Omicron variant

  'So right now at CMH, we're at 97 per cent occupied,' CMH president Patrick Gaskin said. 'We have six available beds to serve our community, and only one of those is an ICU bed.'

  Canada

  Jan 14, 2022
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• 504 new COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo Region on Thursday

  Waterloo Public Health reported another 504 new positive tests for the coronavirus on Thursday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the area to 29,350.

  Canada

  Jan 6, 2022