61 New COVID-19 Cases in Niagara

Friday, 26 March 2021 12:46

By Linda Morgan

Niagara Public Health is reporting 61 new COVID-19 cases today.

The death toll remains unchanged at 375.

Four people are fighting the virus in local hospitals.

Niagara has 7 confirmed cases of the variant first discovered in the U.K.

An additional 252 cases remain under investigation after variants were detected.

The region has 412 active cases and 22 active outbreaks.

There are 96 active cases in St. Catharines, 81 in Niagara Falls, and 69 in Welland.

Throughout Ontario, there are 2169 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 deaths today.

There are 692 new cases in Toronto, 397 in Peel, 254 in York Region and 129 in Ottawa.

Durham is reporting 123 new cases, and Hamilton has 122.

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