Niagara Health Reports 300 Positive COVID-19 Tests

Saturday, 25 April 2020 08:00

By Marcie Culbert

Niagara Health says 300 people have tested positive for COVID-19 at its sites.

It's also reporting 29 deaths.

Eighty-three COVID-19 patients have been admitted to Niagara Health sites, but only 24 of them were receiving treatment as of yesterday afternoon.

Meanwhile Niagara Region Public Health is reporting 427 cases of the virus, but only 229 of them are considered active.

It says more than 16 percent of Niagara's patients have been hospitalized and more than 3 percent had been admitted to intensive care.

Public Health is also reporting 161 resolved cases and 37 deaths.

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