The number of COVID-19-related deaths at Forest Heights Long-Term Care home in Kitchener has risen to 23, Waterloo Public Health announced Friday.
In its daily update, the agency announced six more deaths in the region including five at Forest Heights and another at Victoria Place Retirement Residence.
Both homes are operated by Revera Retirement Living. Forest Heights has now seen 118 residents and 45 staff members test positive for the virus while 13 residents of Victoria Place have also tested positive.
A total of 45 people in the region have now suffered COVID-19-related deaths, with 35 of those involving people from long-term care or retirement homes.