Kitchener, Waterloo announce mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policies for staff, volunteers This is the lowest number of new cases reported in the area in three weeks, and drops the rolling seven-day average number of new cases back down to 24.4.For the second straight day, no new COVID-19-related deaths were reported in the area, leaving the death toll at 292, including three victims this month.Another 28 people were also cleared of the virus, lifting the total number of resolved cases to 18,802.This leaves the area with 189 active COVID-19 cases, a big drop from the 202 reported on Monday.Thirteen of those cases are people who are in area hospitals as a result of COVID-19, a number which includes nine patients who are intensive care.There.