48 New COVID Cases in Niagara

Friday, 19 March 2021 12:05

By Linda Morgan

There are 48 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths in Niagara today.

Currently, the death toll is at 373.

Nine people are in local hospitals with the virus.

Niagara Public Health is confirming 319 active cases, and 23 active outbreaks.

The region has four confirmed cases of the variant first discovered in the UK, and 188 cases under investigation for variants.

There are 60 active cases in St. Catharines, 56 in the Falls, and 54 in Welland.

Ontario is reporting 1745 new cases and ten deaths today.

Toronto has 478 new cases, Peel has 344, York Region has 174, and Hamilton has 116.

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