No New Deaths for Niagara

Tuesday, 14 April 2020 09:00

By Marie Cassidy

There are no new deaths in Niagara connected to COVID-19.

Niagara Health is reporting 221 positive tests at its sites, including 22 deaths.

There are 27 people with the virus being treated in area hospitals.

Public Health says there is a total of 250 confirmed cases in Niagara.

Of those cases, about 30 per cent are residents of long-term care or retirement homes and nearly 11 per cent are healthcare workers.

There are seven outbreaks across the region, including the 3A medical unit at the St. Catharines General Hospital.

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