Niagara Reports Three New Cases of COVID-19

Tuesday, 18 August 2020 12:23

By Marcie Culbert

Another three people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Niagara.

Public Health is reporting a total of 36 active cases with most of them in Lincoln.

Seven Niagara municipalities currently have no active cases including Fort Erie, West Lincoln and Niagara-on-the-Lake.

We currently have four outbreaks in effect and our death toll remains at 64.

Ontario is reporting 125 new cases of the virus with most of them in Toronto, Peel and Windsor-Essex.

Health Minister Christine Elliott says 27 health units are reporting less than five new cases and 16 of them don't have any new cases to report at all.

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Niagara Reports Three New Cases of COVID-19

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