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UPDATE COVID claims two more lives in the region

Region reports 13 new COVID cases, including 3 more in Cambridge on Wednesday
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Region of Waterloo COVID update for Wednesday, Aug. 18.

Vaccination in Waterloo Region 815,457 total doses given to Waterloo Region residents; 387,305 fully vaccinated; 84.43 per cent of those 12+ at least one dose; 76.38 per cent of those 12+ fully vaccinated.

Hospitalized in Waterloo Region: 16 hospitalized, 10 in ICU.

Waterloo Region

Positive cases to date: 18,699

New cases: 13

Deaths to date: 288 (+2)

Active cases: 133 (-5)

Active outbreaks: 4 (-)

Tests completed: 558,192

Cambridge cases to date by neighbourhood

North Cambridge: 195 (-)

Hespeler: 715 (-)

Central Preston: 546 (+1)

Lang’s Farm/Industrial: 249 (-)

North Galt/Elgin Park: 693 (-)

Shade’s Mills: 600 (-)

Southwood/Southwest Galt: 386 (+1)

Galt City Centre/South Galt: 523 (+1)

Southeast Galt: 416 (-)

Blair: 13 (-)

– all data provided by Public Health