Niagara Region Public Health reported the highest daily case count of new COVID-19 infections since September on Thursday.
50 new infections were confirmed, which was only surpassed by a September 5 increase.
8 cases were listed as resolved, leaving the number of active infections at 326.
The breakdown of active cases per municipality is:
St Catharines - 79
Niagara Falls - 74
Fort Erie - 32
Welland - 30
Thorold - 18
17 patients are hospitalized with the virus according to Niagara Health, with 6 in the ICU.
12 are unvaccinated and 5 fully vaccinated.
The death toll remained unchanged at 441.
