Eight more people have suffered COVID-19-related deaths in Waterloo Region, raising the area death toll to 81, according to Waterloo Public Health.
The agency said Sunday all eight deaths involved residents of residential care homes in Kitchener, Ont., including four more at Forest Heights Long Term Care which raises the death toll at the home to 39.
There were two deaths at peoplecare AR Goudie in Kitchener where four residents have now suffered COVID-19 related deaths, while an eighth resident of Trinity Village and a second resident of Victoria Place have also died.
Another 19 people have tested positive for novel coronavirus raising the total in Waterloo Region to 801. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus