New COVID-19 Cases in Niagara Remains Steady at 14

Wednesday, 17 February 2021 12:03

By Linda Morgan

Niagara Public Health reports that there are 14 new cases of COVID-19 today.

One more person has died, bringing the region's death toll to 362.

Currently, there are 16 people with the virus in local hospitals.

The region has 323 active cases and 26 active outbreaks.

The most active cases are in St. Catharines, which has 100.

Niagara Falls has 84 active cases.

Throughout Ontario, there were 847 new cases announced today.

There were 257 in Toronto, 170 in Peel and 131 in York Region.

The province notes that Toronto's numbers may be impacted by fluctuating numbers due to an ongoing data issue within Toronto Public Health.

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