Niagara Region Public Health Reporting 320 Cases of COVID-19

Thursday, 16 April 2020 13:13

By Marcie Culbert

We have more than 300 cases of COVID-19 in Niagara and most of them are women.

Public Health is reporting 320 cases of the virus, 110 resolved cases and 26 deaths.

It says 60.4 percent of Niagara’s patients are female and 39.6 percent are male.

It also says 96 patients are older than 80-years-old.

The 40 to 59 age range is the second-highest in the Region, with 78 patients total.

Ontario is reporting 514 new cases and 38 new deaths today.

This brings our total number of cases to 8,961 and our death toll over 423.

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