27 New COVID-19 Cases in Niagara

Monday, 22 March 2021 12:12

By Linda Morgan

Niagara Public Health is reporting 27 new cases of COVID-19.

The death toll is at 374, after one death this weekend.

Eight people are fighting the virus in area hospitals.

Throughout the region, there are 19 active outbreks and 342 active cases.

St. Catharines has 71 active cases, followed by 65 in Niagara Falls and 64 in Welland.

Niagara has six confirmed cases of the variant first discovered in the UK, and 195 cases under investigation for variants.

Ontario is reporting 1699 new cases and 18 deaths today.

There are 500 new cases in Toronto, 318 in Peel, 155 in York Region and 114 in Hamilton.

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