Waterloo Public Health says 32 residents of Forest Heights Long-Term Care in Kitchener have now suffered COVID-19-related deaths.
The death toll now accounts for more than half of the 61 people who have died in the region amid the coronavirus pandemic. The health unit announced six more COVID-19-related deaths on Monday, all coming from retirement or long-term care homes.
Five of those involved residents of Forest Heights while another resident of Trinity Village in Kitchener also died bringing the total deaths at that facility to five. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Waterloo Public Health’s dashboard is updated daily based upon the numbers it has compiled at 7 p.m.