Three extra staff at Loblaws-owned shops in Waterloo Area, Guelph check optimistic for COVID-19

As of July 1, Loblaws announced they’ll no longer be updating their employee COVID-19 cases due to “significantly decreasing case numbers across the country and in (their) stores.”

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Three more employees at Loblaw-owned stores in Waterloo Region and Guelph have tested positive for COVID-19.

Two staff members work at Zehrs supermarkets in Cambridge and Guelph, while the other worker was sent home from a Kitchener Shoppers Drug Mart. No new Loblaw-related COVID-19 cases have been reported in the City of Waterloo since March. 

Loblaw Companies Ltd. is providing daily COVID-19 test updates, but the data only accounts for two weeks worth of cases. In a statement, the company said positive tests are scrubbed from the site, “once the case has been resolved to the satisfaction of public health (generally after 14 days).” 

“Given the important role we play in our communities, we are prepared for all possible situations, including a positive test for COVID-19 in our stores,” the company stated on its website. “In these cases, we work closely with public health and follow their guidance to ensure proper notification of close contacts and required cleaning and sanitization in our stores.”

Here is a list of the positive tests at Loblaw stores in Waterloo Region and Guelph between Jan. 31 and June 28:

June 28
One positive test at Zehrs, 297 Eramosa Rd., Guelph

June 27
One positive test at Zehrs, 180 Holiday Inn D., Cambridge

June 25
One positive test at Shoppers Drug Mart, 1221 Weber St., Kitchener

June 19
One positive test at Zehrs, 297 Eramosa Rd., Guelph

May 31
One positive test at Mackay’s No Frills, 700 Strasburg Rd., Kitchener

May 30
One positive test at Jones’ No Frills, 191 Silvercreek Pkwy. N., Guelph

May 25
One positive test at Shoppers Drug Mart, 104 Silvercreek Pkwy. N., Guelph

One positive test at Zehrs, 297 Eramosa Rd., Guelph

May 22
One positive test at Zehrs, 124 Clair Rd. E., Guelph

May 21
One positive test at Zehrs, 180 Holiday Inn Dr., Cambridge

May 8
One positive test at Zehrs, 1005 Ottawa St., Kitchener

May 7
Two positive tests at Real Canadian Superstore, 875 Highland Rd. W., Kitchener

May 4
Two positive tests at Zehrs, 1060 Kortright Rd. W., Guelph

One positive test at Zehrs, 297 Eramosa Rd., Guelph

May 3
One positive test at Zehrs, 1045 Paisley Rd., Guelph

April 30
One positive test atZehrs, 1060 Kortright Rd. W., Guelph

April 29
One positive test at Zehrs, 200 Franklin Blvd., Cambridge

April 28
Two positive tests at Zehrs, 400 Conestoga Blvd., Cambridge

One positive test at Shoppers Drug Mart, 1020 Ottawa St. N., Kitchener

One positive test at Shoppers Drug Mart, 7 Clair Rd. W., Guelph

One positive test at Shoppers Drug Mart, 375 Eramosa Rd., Guelph

April 26
One positive test at Real Canadian Superstore, 875 Highland Rd. W., Kitchener

April 25
One positive test at Zehrs, 124 Clair Rd. E., Guelph

April 23
Two positive tests at Zehrs, 400 Conestoga Blvd., Cambridge

April 17
Four positive tests at Zehrs, 400 Conestoga Blvd., Cambridge.

April 15
One positive test at Belfiore’s Valu-mart, 385 Frederick St., Kitchener

April 9
One positive test at Shoppers Drug Mart, 435 Stone Rd. W., Guelph

April 7
One positive test atZehrs, 400 Conestoga Blvd., Cambridge

March 17
One positive test at Shoppers Drug Mart, 435 Stone Rd. W., Guelph

March 10
One positive test at Zehrs, 1375 Weber St. E., Kitchener

March 1
Two positive tests at Zehrs, 555 Davenport Rd., Waterloo

Feb. 27
One positive test at Zehrs, 1005 Ottawa St., Kitchener

Feb. 12
Two positive tests at Zehrs, 200 Franklin Blvd., Cambridge

Feb. 6
One positive test at Zehrs, 1005 Ottawa St., Kitchener

Feb. 5
One positive test at Zehrs, 200 Franklin Blvd., Cambridge

Feb. 4
One positive test at Wholesale Club, 24 Forwell Creek Dr., Waterloo

One positive test atZehrs, 1045 Paisley Rd., Guelph

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