COVID-19 cases, according to the province.On Friday, Health Minister Christine Elliott reported 345 new positive tests for the coronavirus, with 85 of those COVID-19 cases coming from Waterloo Region.
How did Waterloo Region become one of Ontario’s major COVID-19 hot spots? Both the much larger municipalities of Toronto and Peel Region had much lower new case counts as the province attributed 50 cases to each of the locales.On Wednesday, Waterloo Region raised eyebrows across the province when the Ontario government reported it had the highest number of new COVID-19 cases.Ontario is reporting 345 cases of #COVID19 and over 26,600 tests completed.