Eight more people from long-term care homes in Waterloo Region have suffered COVID-19-related deaths including six at Forest Heights Long-Term Care in Kitchener, according to Waterloo Public Health.
The agency says that the other deaths involved a second person at Trinity Village Long-Term Care home in Kitchener and someone at peopleCare AR Goudie which is also located in Kitchener.
This is by far the biggest one-day spike the area has seen since the first death was recorded on March 31. There have now been 39 COVID-19-related deaths in Waterloo Region with 29 of those involving people from long-term care or retirement homes. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] About 40 residents of Forest Heights