Region of Waterloo COVID update for Wednesday, Dec. 29.
Hospitalized in Waterloo Region: 24 hospitalized, 9 in ICU.
Vaccinations: 1,079,228 total doses given to Waterloo Region residents; 460,073 double vaccinated; 127,267 third doses given; 80.18 per cent of region 5+ fully vaccinated.
Waterloo Region
Positive cases to date: 24,866
New cases: 517
Deaths to date: 313 (-)
Active cases: 2,496 (+274)
Active outbreaks: 22 (-1)
Tests completed: 687,915
Cambridge cases to date by neighbourhood (new cases are Friday to Monday)
North Cambridge: 230 (+1)
Hespeler: 1,020 (+24)
Central Preston: 700 (+24)
Lang’s Farm/Industrial: 320 (+8)
North Galt/Elgin Park: 862 (+8)
Shade’s Mills: 763 (+20)
Southwood/Southwest Galt: 570 (+15)
Galt City Centre/South Galt: 701 (+20)
Southeast Galt: 568 (+18)
Blair: 16 (-)
– all data provided by Public Health