Two New Cases of COVID-19 in Niagara

Tuesday, 4 August 2020 11:44

By Marcie Culbert

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

Public Health says we now have 58 active cases of the virus with most of them in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

None of those cases are in Port Colborne, Wainfleet or West Lincoln.

We currently have 7 active outbreaks in the Region and our death toll stands at 64.

A total of 896 people have been infected with the virus since the pandemic began.

Meanwhile province is reporting less than 100 new cases for a second-day in a row with 91 today and 88 yesterday.

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