Niagara Reports One New COVID-19 Case, Vaccination Milestone

Friday, 16 July 2021 11:59

By Linda Morgan

Niagara's daily COVID-19 case count remains in the single digits.

Niagara Region Public Health is confirming one new case of the virus today.

Five COVID-19 patients remain within Niagara Health, with the organization confirming two patients in the ICU.

The region has 60 active cases and two active outbreaks.

As well, Public Health confirms 50.2 percent of Niagara residents are fully vaccinated against the virus, and 67.8 percent have at least one dose.

So far, over 565,000 doses have been administered.

More information can be found here.

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