COVID-19 outbreak to hit Waterloo Region during the second wave of the pandemic has come to an end.The outbreak at the Chartwell Westmount Long Term Care Residence, which saw 19 people suffer COVID-19-related deaths, was declared over on Wednesday, according to Waterloo Public Health.
Several COVID-19 vaccination clinics opening in Waterloo Region over next 2 weeks The outbreak, which began on Dec. 27, 2020, saw 71 staff members and 74 residents test positive during its more than two-month span.It was one of four outbreaks in the area that were declared over, including a recent outbreak at St.
John Catholic Elementary School which saw the school forced to close for over a week.There were 18 cases at the Kitchener school since Feb.