Another outbreak in a long-term care home has been declared as the region reports another day with nine new cases of COVID-19.
The entire facility at Millennium Trail Manor in Niagara Falls has been put under outbreak status, joining two other facilities in the region who have also confirmed cases of COVID-19.
In total, there are six active outbreaks of which at least one has been declared at Eastdale High in Welland.
There are now 99 active cases of the virus across Niagara in the latest wave of new infections.
The region’s acting medical officer of health told Thorold News on Wednesday that social gatherings and complacency around health guidelines are what is driving the increasing infection rate.
In total, 1082 Niagara residents have tested positive and at least 64 have died.
Provincial update:
Ontario Public Health has confirmed 538 new COVID-19 cases today in the province, which is down from yesterday's report.
The province hit a high-water mark for new daily cases earlier this week with 700 on Monday. That number fell to 554 on Tuesday and then jumped again to 625 on Wednesday.
Three more deaths attributed to the virus were also announced today, two of whom were residents in long-term care facilities. That brings the overall death toll in Ontario to 2,851 since the pandemic began.
There have been 52,248 cases confirmed in the province to date and 44,422 of those have been resolved.
Public health officials are also reporting that 515 people have recovered from the virus since the last report.
There are currently 4,975 active cases in Ontario.
Of today's 538 new cases, 229 were reported by Toronto Public Health, 101 by Peel Public Health, 66 by Ottawa Public Health, and another 43 by York Region Public Health.
Since yesterday's report, 39,646 new tests have been completed in the previous 24-hour period, bringing the provincial total to more than 3.9 million. Of those, 82,473 remain under investigation.
There are 162 hospitalized with COVID-19, 36 of whom are in intenstive care. Seventeen patients are on ventilators.
