22 New COVID-19 Cases in Niagara

Thursday, 16 September 2021 12:09

By Linda Morgan

Niagara's daily COVID-19 case count remains steady.

For the second day in a row, Niagara Region Public Health is reporting 22 new COVID-19 infections.

The death toll is unchanged at 425.

Niagara Health is confirming 12 patients with the virus, and four of them are in the ICU.

Only one of the patients is fully vaccinated.

The region has ten active outbreaks and 291 active cases.

More than 683,000 vaccinations have been administered in Niagara.

About 74.2 percent of local residents have at least one shot, and 68.1 percent have both.

More information is available here.

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