Over 100 New Cases in Niagara

Thursday, 1 April 2021 12:10

By Linda Morgan

Niagara Public Health is reporting 104 new cases of COVID-19 today.

The death toll is steady at 376.

There are 12 confirmed cases of the variant first discovered in the United Kingdom.

An additional 294 cases are under investigation after variants were detected.

Niagara has 611 active cases and 27 active outbreaks.

There are 140 active cases in St. Catharines, 131 in Welland and 81 in the Falls.

The province is reporting 2557 new cases of COVID-19 today.

Toronto has 748 new cases, Peel has 484, and York Region has 311.

There are 131 new cases in Ottawa, 119 in Hamilton and 107 in Durham.

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