Number of active COVID-19 cases in Waterloo Region falls below 700 “We know that COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted so many people in our community,” said Coun.
Kathryn McGarry, who brought forward the motion.“Support from the province’s High Priority Communities Strategy would help us implement a range of interventions to slow transmission in those higher risk communities and protect our most vulnerable,” she said in a statement.Among the measures, Public Health currently operates a 54-room shelter that allows people to safely isolate from other members of their household in the event they have contracted COVID-19.The region says Waterloo Public Health is looking for other ways to support these communities, such as mobile.