Niagara Remains in Stage Two as Public Health Reports One New Case of COVID-19

Friday, 17 July 2020 12:20

By Marcie Culbert

Another person has tested positive for COVID-19 in Niagara.

Public Health says we now have 24 active cases in the Region.

Most of those cases are in Lincoln followed by St. Catharines and Grimsby.

Welland, Fort Erie, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Port Colborne, Pelham, Wainfleet and West Lincoln currently have no active cases.

We have 111 new cases and nine new deaths across Ontario.

A majority of the province will be able to reopen indoor dining rooms, casinos and movie theatres for stage three this weekend.

Niagara, Hamilton, Haldimand-Norfolk, Toronto, York, Durham, Peel, Halton, Windsor-Essex and Lambton will remain in stage two for now.

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