COVID-19 cases in the area to 38.9. ‘When will it end?’ — New data suggests COVID-19 could become endemic Another 33 people were also cleared of the virus, pushing the total number of resolved cases to 10,862.No new COVID-19-related deaths were reported for the third straight day, leaving the death toll in the area at 239, including 12 in March.The area is back up to 313 active COVID-19 cases, with 22 of those being in area hospitals.The vaccine distribution task force says there have now been 51,508 doses given in Waterloo Region, an increase of 1,634 from a day earlier.Its website says 6.38 per cent of Waterloo Region’s population of around 588,000 people have now had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.The target goal is to get to.