17 New COVID-19 Cases in Niagara

Monday, 23 August 2021 12:00

By Linda Morgan

Niagara's daily COVID-19 case count remains in the double digits.

Niagara Region Public Health is reporting 17 new COVID-19 infections today.

Four patients with the virus remain within Niagara Health, and one of them is in the ICU.

The death toll remains are 420, and there are 148 active cases in Niagara.

The region also has 3 active outbreaks.

Over 652,000 vaccinations have been administered to local residents, with about 71.5 percent of the local population having one dose and 64.6 percent fully immunized.

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17 New COVID-19 Cases in Niagara

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