Niagara Reports 67 New COVID Cases, One More Death

Tuesday, 21 December 2021 12:15

By Linda Morgan

Niagara's COVID-19 death toll is now at 445.

Another person has died of COVID-19 in Niagara.

Public Health says the area's death toll is now at 445, following the death of a person in the 80+ age group.

This comes as 67 new cases are reported for the region today.

Niagara now has 762 active cases, including 180 in St. Catharines and 146 in Niagara Falls.

There are 23 Niagara Health patients with the virus, and seven are in ICUs.

Fifteen of the patients aren't immunized, and the remainder are fully vaccinated.

Over 809,000 doses have been administered in Niagara.

About 83.7 percent of eligible residents have one dose and 79.6 percent have two.

More information can be found here.

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