Niagara Region Public Health Reporting Over 400 Cases of COVID-19

Wednesday, 22 April 2020 12:52

By Marcie Culbert

Public Health is reporting 20 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death.

It says we now have 405 cases total, but only 217 of them are considered active cases and 154 of them have been resolved.

It says our death toll has reached 34.

Those living in long term care or retirement homes represent 31.6 percent of Niagara’s total cases and 82.4 percent of Niagara’s total deaths.

Ontario is reporting 510 new cases of the virus and 37 new deaths today.

This means we now have 12,245 cases province-wide and 659 people have died.

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