Nine New Cases of COVID-19 in Niagara

Wednesday, 7 October 2020 12:01

By Marcie Culbert

Niagara is reporting nine new cases of COVID-19.

Public Health says we now have 146 active cases and 10 active outbreaks.

Five of those outbreaks are at healthcare facilities across the Region.

Public Health says most of our active cases are in Niagara Falls, St. Catharines and Grimsby.

Niagara-on-the-Lake is still the only COVID free municipality at this time.

Ontario is reporting 707 new COVID-19 recoveries today.

Health Minister Christine Elliott says we also have 583 new cases province-wide including 173 in Toronto and 121 in Ottawa.

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