15 new COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo Region on Wednesday
Waterloo Public Well being reported 15 new optimistic exams for the coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the entire variety of circumstances within the space to 19,286.
The company says that 12 of these circumstances are from Monday, whereas three others are from earlier days.
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That is the bottom variety of new circumstances reported within the space in three weeks, and drops the rolling seven-day common variety of new circumstances again right down to 24.4.
For the second straight day, no new COVID-19-related deaths have been reported within the space, leaving the demise toll at 292, together with three victims this month.
One other 28 individuals have been additionally cleared of the virus, lifting the entire variety of resolved circumstances to 18,802.

This leaves the world with 189 energetic COVID-19 circumstances, an enormous drop from the 202 reported on Monday.
13 of these circumstances are people who find themselves in space hospitals on account of COVID-19, a quantity which incorporates 9 sufferers who’re intensive care.
There at the moment are six energetic outbreaks after one was declared at a development website involving two individuals.
On the opposite finish of issues, the variety of COVID-19 vaccinations being carried out in Waterloo Area continues to peter out.
The area’s vaccine activity power says there have now been 840,486 vaccinations carried out within the space, 1,179 greater than it introduced Monday.
The company says there have 411,458 residents at the moment are absolutely vaccinated, which is 980 greater than it reported on Monday.
It says that 69.87 per cent of the inhabitants is now absolutely vaccinated, a quantity which climbs to 81.14 per cent when together with simply those that are eligible.
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Ontario experiences 577 COVID-19 circumstances, 7 extra deaths
Elsewhere, Ontario reported 577 COVID-19 circumstances on Tuesday, bringing the entire variety of circumstances within the province to 575,796.
Well being Minister Christine Elliott mentioned of the brand new circumstances, 452 are in those that usually are not absolutely vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination standing, whereas 125 are in absolutely vaccinated people.
For comparability, final Tuesday 564 circumstances have been reported.
Seven extra deaths have been additionally introduced on Sept. 14, bringing the provincial virus-related demise toll to 9,624. Officers mentioned six of the deaths occurred inside the previous month, whereas one occurred multiple month in the past and was added on account of a data-clean up.
A complete of 560,069 coronavirus circumstances are thought of resolved, which is up by 683.
*With information from World Information’ Ryan Rocca
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