A 16th case has been connected to the COVID-19 outbreak at Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU), according to Waterloo Public Health.
The outbreak was initially announced Tuesday with four cases but had grown to 15 cases by Thursday.
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Initially, WLU said the outbreak affected two floors of the Clara Conrad Hall residence on the university’s Waterloo campus but Waterloo Public Health said a third had been added as of Thursday.
The region’s top doctor said Tuesday those four coronavirus cases, along with three others, were all connected.
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“They are considered linked because all seven likely acquired their infection participating in one of multiple study groups held off-campus,” said Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang, the region’s acting medical officer of health.