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One new outbreak, two cases of COVID-19 reported in Niagara on Friday

122 cases found in Ontario on Friday
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Niagara Public Health report two new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, and one new community outbreak.

It was not immediately clear where the new community outbreak is located.

The number of active cases in the region is lower than yesterday.

On Friday, 19 cases were still active, primarily in Lincoln.

935 cases of the infection have been found in the region since March 13.

The death toll remains at 64.

Provincial update:

Public Health Ontario has confirmed 122 new cases of COVID-19 and six more deaths today.

Of the six deaths confirmed today, one person was between 40 and 59 years old, and five people were over the age of 80. 

The province has now reported 2,809 COVID-related deaths in Ontario since March. 

Of the 122 new cases confirmed today, 59 people are between the ages of 20 and 39 and another 31 are between the ages of 40 and 59. 

According to a breakdown of cases provided by the province, 32 of today's cases were reported by Toronto Public Health, 27 by Peel Public Health, 17 by Ottawa Public Health, and 15 by York Region Public Health. 

Since March, the province has confirmed 41,935 cases of COVID-19 in Ontario, with 38,023 of those now reported recovered. In total, 2,809 cases have ended in death. 

Currently, there are 1,103 active, lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario, including 61 patients in the hospital. Of those, 18 patients are in intensive care units and 12 are on ventilators. 

Since last report, the province has confirmed 31,823 more coronavirus tests have been processed and another 30,512 are awaiting results.